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Hamas: captured Israeli soldier won't be part of any truce deal
Associated Press | 05.13.08

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Gaza's Hamas rulers say a captured Israeli soldier will not be included in any truce deal with Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told an Egyptian mediator that Cpl. Gilad Schalit must be released as part of any cease-fire. Hamas-affiliated militants captured Schalit in an attack on an army base in 2006.

Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar said Tuesday that the militant group would not "offer Schalit for free" and his release is not related to truce talks.

Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman discussed conditions for a truce with Olmert on Monday.