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Encyclopedia > Gilad Shalit
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Gilad Shalit
28 August 1986 –

Gilad Shalit (image courtesy of the Shalit family)
Place of birth Mitzpe Hila, Israel
Allegiance Israel
Rank Corporal
Unit Armor Corps
Battles/wars Operation Summer Rains

Gilad Shalit (Hebrew: גלעד שליט‎; born 28 August 1986) is an Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas militants on 25 June 2006.[1] Shalit, a member of the IDF's Armor Corps, holds the rank of corporal and is the first Israeli soldier taken as a POW by Palestinians since Nachshon Wachsman in 1994.[2] He was abducted by Hamas and is one of three Israeli soldiers to have been abducted by terrorists. His abduction, and the later abduction of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by Hezbollah were key events leading up to the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon during summer 2006. Shalit may refer to: Gene Shalit, American film and book reviewer Gilad Shalit, IDF soldier whose capture touched off the 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict Ruth Shalit, author and journalist, sister of Wendy Shalit Wendy Shalit, writer and critic, author of the book A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Gilad_Shalit. ... Mitzpe Hila is a Jewish community in the western Galilee hills region of northern Israel, located near the Lebanese border. ... This article is about the military rank. ... The Israeli Amour Corps is a crops of the Israel Defense Forces, since 1998 subordinate to GOC Army Headquarters. ... Combatants Israel Defense Forces (Israeli Security Forces) Hamas Popular Resistance Committees, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Jaish al-Islam Commanders Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff) Yoav Galant (Regional) Khaled Mashal (Leader of Hamas[1])Mohammed Deif (Leader of Hamas military wing) Strength 3,000 unknown Casualties 5 soldiers killed 21 soldiers... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Hamas (Arabic: ; acronym: Arabic: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Sunni Muslim militant organization. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Armor Corps logo Merkava Mk III tank The Israeli Armor Corps is a corps of the Israel Defense Forces, since 1998 subordinate to GOC Army Headquarters. ... This article is about the use of the term rank. ... This article is about the military rank. ... Nachshon Wachsman, (April 3, 1975 – October 14, 1994), was a corporal in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 9, 1994. ... Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser (image courtesy of the Goldwasser family) Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser is an Israeli soldier captured in Israel by Hezbollah along with Eldad Regev on 12 July 2006, sparking the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. ... Eldad Regev (image courtesy of the Regev family) Eldad Regev is an Israeli soldier, born in Qiryat Motzkin, captured by Hezbollah fighters along with Ehud Goldwasser on 12 July 2006, in Israel near the Lebanese border, sparking the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. ... Combatants  Israel Defense Forces (Israeli Security Forces) Hamas Fatah (al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades), Popular Resistance Committees Palestinian Islamic Jihad Palestinian Army of Islam Commanders Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff) Yoav Galant (Regional) Khaled Mashal (Leader of Hamas[1])Mohammed Deif (Leader of Hamas military wing) Strength 3,000 unknown possibly... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On 25 June, 2007, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories B'Tselem issued a statement[3] that "International humanitarian law absolutely prohibits taking and holding a person by force in order to compel the enemy to meet certain demands" and thus considered a war crime. is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... BTselem (Hebrew: , in the image of, as in Genesis 1:27) is an Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO) that describes itself as The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ...


That same day, a year after Shalit's abduction, the military wing of Hamas, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, released an audio tape on which Shalit is heard sending a message to his family, friends and the Israeli government and army and appealing for a prisoner-swap deal to be reached to secure his release. Shalit states that his medical condition is deteriorating and that he requires immediate and lengthy hospitalization. The tape is the first sign of life from Shalit since his capture a year ago.-1...

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Personal life

Gilad Shalit was born on 28 August 1986 in Nahariya, Israel, and was raised from the age of two in Mitzpe Hila in the western Galilee. He graduated with distinction from Manor Kabri High School. Shalit began military service in the Israel Defense Forces in July 2005, and “despite a low medical profile, he preferred to serve in a combat unit, following his elder brother Yoel into the armored corps.”[4] He holds dual Israeli and French citizenship.[5] is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Nahariyya (נהריה; unofficially also spelled Nahariya or Naharia) is a city in the North District in Israel. ... Mitzpe Hila is a Jewish community in the western Galilee hills region of northern Israel, located near the Lebanese border. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Countries that do (yellow) and do not (red) permit multiple citizenship. ...


Abduction

Early on Sunday morning, 25 June 2006, Shalit was abducted by Palestinian terrorists who attacked an Israeli army post on the Israeli side of the southern Gaza Strip border after having crossed through an underground tunnel near the Kerem Shalom border crossing. During the morning attack, two IDF soldiers were killed and three others wounded, aside from Shalit, who himself suffered a broken left hand and a light shoulder wound after his tank was hit with an RPG.[6] is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kerem Shalom is a kibbutz and border crossing near the Gaza-Israel-Egyptian border. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... An RPG-7 captured by the US Army RPG, or Rocket propelled grenade is a loose term describing hand-held, shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead. ...


Shalit’s captors issued a statement on Monday, 26 June 2006, offering information on Shalit if Israel agreed to release all female Palestinian prisoners and all Palestinian prisoners under the age of 18.[7] The statement came from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (the military wing of the Palestinian governing party Hamas), the Popular Resistance Committees (which includes members of Fatah, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas), and a previously unknown group calling itself the Army of Islam. is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hamas, acronym of Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Arabic: Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas is also Arabic for zeal or courage) is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary and political organization, regarded by some as a militant organization and by others as a terrorist group. ... Hamas (Arabic: ; acronym: Arabic: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Sunni Muslim militant organization. ... Emblem of the Popular Resistance Committees The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are various Palestinian militant organizations which operate in the Gaza Strip and are regarded as terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States. ... Fatah (Arabic: ); a reverse acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (literally: Palestinian National Liberation Movement) is a major secular Palestinian political party and the largest organization in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), a generally secular multi-party confederation. ... The emblem of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad shows a map of Israel superimposed on the images of the Dome of the Rock, two fists and two rifles. ... The Army of Islam (Arabic: ) is a Palestinian militant group. ...


Rescue attempt

Main article: 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict

Israeli forces entered Khan Yunis on 28 June 2006 to search for Shalit. According to David Siegel, a spokesman at the Israeli embassy in Washington, D. C., “Israel did everything it could in exhausting all diplomatic options and gave Mahmoud Abbas the opportunity to return the kidnapped Israeli… This operation can be terminated immediately, conditioned on the release of Gilad Shalit.”[8] Combatants  Israel Defense Forces (Israeli Security Forces) Hamas Fatah (al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades), Popular Resistance Committees Palestinian Islamic Jihad Palestinian Army of Islam Commanders Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff) Yoav Galant (Regional) Khaled Mashal (Leader of Hamas[1])Mohammed Deif (Leader of Hamas military wing) Strength 3,000 unknown possibly... Khan Yunis (Arabic: ‎; literally Jonahs Inn) is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: ) (born March 26, 1935), commonly known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن), was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 9, 2005, and took office on January 15, 2005. ...


On 29 June, the commander of the Israeli Southern Command, Aluf Yoav Galant, confirmed that Shalit was still in Gaza. Israel’s Minister of Justice, Haim Ramon, added that Shalit was being held in southern Gaza, specifically. The military correspondent for the Israel Broadcasting Authority claimed that Shalit was being held captive in Rafah, and that there was indication that he was still alive. However, IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Miri Regev stated, “we are not convinced he is being held in southern Gaza… [only] that he is being held in Gaza.”[9] is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Israeli Southern Command is a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. ... Aluf is the term used for general in the Israeli Defence Forces. ... Maj. ... Haim Ramon (born 10 April 1950) is an Israeli Labour politician. ... Israel Broadcasting Authority (often referred to as the IBA) (Hebrew: רשות השידור, Reshut haShidur) is Israels state broadcasting network. ... Rafah (Arabic: رفح Hebrew: רפיח) is a town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border, and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border, on the Sinai Peninsula. ... The IDF Spokespersons Unit is a unit in the IDF Operations Directorate, responsible for information policy and media relations. ... Brig. ...


On 1 July, the BBC reported that Shalit had been treated by a Palestinian doctor for a broken hand and a light shoulder wound. Israeli governmental authorities threatened that the “sky will fall” if Shalit is harmed.[10] is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...


On the same day, Shalit’s Palestinian captors issued another demand to the Israelis, asking them to free 1,000 Palestinian prisoners (in addition to all women and young prisoners as previously demanded) and to end Israel’s incursion into Gaza.[11] Two days later, the captors issued a 24-hour ultimatum for meeting their demands, threatening unspecified consequences if Israel refused.[12] Hours after the ultimatum was issued, Israel officially rejected demands, stating that “there will be no negotiations to release prisoners.”[13]


After Shalit’s abduction, the Papal Nuncio to Israel, Archbishop Antonio Franco, made an unsuccessful attempt to secure the release of Shalit via the Catholic Church’s Gaza-based parish.[14] Karl-Josef Rauber; Nuncio for Belgium Nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin Nuntius, meaning any envoy. ...


Diplomatic efforts

In September 2006, Egyptian mediators received a letter written by Gilad in which he stated that he was alive and well. The handwriting was confirmed to be that of Cpl. Shalit.[15] In October, Egypt was also reported to be negotiating with Hamas on behalf of Israel for Shalit’s release.[1]


On 28 October 2006, the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) said in a statement that all three parties had agreed to a proposal by Egyptian mediators regarding the release of corporal Gilad Shalit. The PRC did not provide details, but said that the Egyptian proposal would include the release of Palestinians held by Israel.[2] It was the first time since Shalit’s abduction that any of the factions indicated that his release might be imminent. is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emblem of the Popular Resistance Committees The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are various Palestinian militant organizations which operate in the Gaza Strip and are regarded as terrorist organizations by Israel and the United States. ...


On 5 November 2006, the PRC confirmed that Shalit was alive and would not be harmed.[3] Later that month, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal also indicated that Shalit was in good health.[4] is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal (b. ...


On 6 December 2006, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stated that a prisoner swap deal for Gilad Shalit was in its final stages.[5] December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Muhammad Hosni Said Mubarak (Arabic: محمد حسنى سيد مبارك Muḥammad Ḥusnī Mubārak), commonly known as Hosni Mubarak (Arabic: حسنى مبارك Ḥusnī Mubārak), has been the President of Egypt since 14 October 1981. ...


On 4 January 2007, Hamas offered to give Israel a videotape proving that Shalit is still alive if Israel released all Palestinian women and children from Israeli prisons.[6] Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected Hamas’s proposal. Shalit’s father, Noam Shalit, seemed to agree with the government’s response, stating on 7 January, “I want my son back, not a video or a letter.”[16] is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew:אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...


On 9 January 2007, Abu Mujahed, a spokesman for the captors, asserted that Shalit “has not been harmed at all,” going on to say, “He is being treated in accordance with Islamic values regulating the treatment of prisoners of war.” However, he threatened, “We have managed to keep the soldier in captivity for six months and we have no problem keeping him for years.”[17] is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...


To date, Gilad is the only captive Israeli soldier to have been confirmed to be alive by his captors. Hezbollah has not revealed whether the two Israeli soldiers they abducted are alive. For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ...


On 17 January 2007, one of the captor groups, the Army of Islam headed by Mumtaz Dormush, claimed that Shalit is held exclusively by Hamas.[18] is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... In 1918, Enver Pasha, the War Minister for the Ottoman Empire ordered the creation of a new military force. ... Hamas (Arabic: ; acronym: Arabic: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Sunni Muslim militant organization. ...


On 8 March 2007, The Jerusalem Post reported that an agreement has been reached with Hamas over the number of prisoners Israel will release in return for Cpl. Gilad Schalit. Israel and Hamas are still negotiating specific prisoners that Hamas wants freed in return for Shalit.[7] is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The May 16, 1948 Palestine Post headline announcing the creation of the state of Israel The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English language broadsheet newspaper, originally founded on December 1, 1932, by American journalist-turned-newspaper-editor Gershon Agron as the The Palestine Post. ...


On 7 April 2007, It was reported that the captors of Gilad Shalit have transferred to Israel, via Egyptian mediators, a list of Palestinian prisoners they want freed. The list includes approximately 1300 names some of which are high ranking Fatah members. [8] April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ...


References

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  1. ^ Gilad Shalit homepage at the Keren Maor Foundation
  2. ^ "Israeli forces enter north Gaza", BBC, 29 June 2006. 
  3. ^ "Holding Gilad Shalit as a hostage is a war crime" - B'Tselem press release, issued 25 June 2007
  4. ^ Behind the Headlines: Six months in terrorist captivity. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (11 January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-13.
  5. ^ Appel, Yoav, et al.. "Shalit’s dad: ‘Hope is all we have left’", Jerusalem Post, 25 June 2006. 
  6. ^ Hoffman, Gil, et al.. "Shalit’s health better than first feared", Jerusalem Post, 29 June 2006. 
  7. ^ "Militants issue Israel hostage demands", CNN, 26 June 2006. 
  8. ^ Rosenberg, David. "Israeli Army Enters Gaza to Find Kidnapped Soldier (update 2)", Bloomberg.com, 28 June 2006. 
  9. ^ "Today in the News", Israel Broadcasting Authority, 29 June 2006. 
  10. ^ "Israel: ‘Sky will fall’ if soldier is harmed", Times of Oman, 5 July 2006. 
  11. ^ "FACTBOX—The crisis over Israel’s captured soldier", Reuters, 2 July 2006. 
  12. ^ "Palestinian militants issue ultimatum to Israel", Reuters, 3 July 2006. 
  13. ^ "Minister Ramon: IDF operations in Gaza will be ‘far far worse’ if Shalit harmed", Haaretz, 3 July 2006. 
  14. ^ "Pope’s rep tried for Shalit’s release", Jerusalem Post, 19 July 2006. 
  15. ^ "Proof of life letter from captive Israeli soldier", News Interactive, 15 September 2006. 
  16. ^ Khoury, Jack. "Mother of soldier snatched by Hezbollah slams politicians’ inaction", Haaretz, 8 January 2007. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. 
  17. ^ Abu Toameh, Khaled. "‘We’re ready to keep Shalit for years’", Jerusalem Post, 9 January 2007. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. 
  18. ^ Haaretz: Army of Islam: IDF soldier Shalit held exclusively by Hamas, January 18, 2007

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See also

Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser (image courtesy of the Goldwasser family) Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser is an Israeli soldier captured in Israel by Hezbollah along with Eldad Regev on 12 July 2006, sparking the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. ... Eldad Regev (image courtesy of the Regev family) Eldad Regev is an Israeli soldier, born in Qiryat Motzkin, captured by Hezbollah fighters along with Ehud Goldwasser on 12 July 2006, in Israel near the Lebanese border, sparking the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. ... Several hundred members of the Israeli military have been declared Missing In Action since 1948. ... The Muamar family detention incident occurred very early on the morning of June 24, 2006, in the first capture of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) since the Israeli evacuation of Gaza one year earlier,[1] when IDF soldiers entered the house of the Muamar family... Zachary Baumel (born November 17, 1960) is an Israeli MIA soldier. ...

External links

  • Banim.org – Official site for the 2006 MIAs (Shalit, Goldwasser, Regev)
  • (Hebrew)/(English) Prayer for Gilad’s safe returnPDF (182 KiB)
  • Gaza Kidnapping of Israeli Soldier – News and updates related to Gilad Shalit
  • Free Gilad Shalit –Website providing Information related to campaign to Free Gilad Shalit
  • Shalit's audio tape recording as of June 25, 2007 (Hebrew)
  • Gilad Shalit's Second Birthday as a Hostage

 

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