Shalit hopes swap deal leads to peace
Oct-20-2011

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was freed on Tuesday after five years in detention by Palestinian militants, said he hoped the prisoner swap in which he was liberated would lead to peace between both sides.
"I hope this deal helps achieve peace between both sides, Israel and the Palestinians," he told Egyptian television in his first interview since his release.
"I feel like I am in good health," Shalit said in Hebrew through an interpreter.
Wearing a checkered shirt and smiling occasionally, Shalit took short breaths as he thanked all those who worked for his release.
Under terms of the long-awaited deal signed last week between Israel and its sworn enemy Hamas, and mediated by Egypt, the Jewish state will free a total of 1,027 prisoners to secure the release of the now 25-year-old soldier.
"I think the Egyptians succeeded (in achieving the deal) because of their good relations with Hamas and the Israeli side. These good relations helped complete the deal," Shalit said.
He said that after all these years in captivity, he hoped to see the rest of the Palestinian prisoners released.

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