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Germany: Israel Accepted Prisoner Swap with Hamas
(AP-San Francisco Chronicle) On Monday, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert confirmed that Israel had accepted a proposal by a German mediator to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas-linked militants in Gaza five years ago, but that "so far, Hamas regrettably has not yet accepted this proposal."