Hamas cross-border raid

Israel will release more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners as part of the deal to free captured soldier Gilad Shalit. The deal reportedly includes numerous prisoners convicted of murder.

Israelis react on the exchange of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for one captive Israeli soldier.

Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants for five years.

As Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert prepares to leave office, he has one burning issue left to address — securing the return of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held captive by Hamas for nearly three years. The World’s Quil Lawrence reports from Jerusalem.