(Expatica-France) Yossi Lempkowicz - The European Parliament on Thursday urged Hamas to "immediately" release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was kidnapped on Israeli soil near Gaza on 25 June 2006. MEPs meeting in Strasbourg also called upon Hamas to grant Sgt. Shalit rights and privileges pursuant to the Geneva Convention. Amendments to the resolution aimed at introducing a reference to Palestinian prisoners in Israel were rejected. The resolution urges Hamas "to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit Sergeant Shalit without delay." (European Jewish Press) "This young man lives in a cave, with no visiting rights, no doctor, no lawyer, no mail, no trial, (and) no Geneva Convention (of human rights)," said Belgian liberal MEP Frederique Ries.
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