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Egyptian Official: Prisoner Deal "Another Victory over Israel"
(Ynet News) Roee Nahmias - After the completion of the swap deal which saw dual U.S.-Israeli national Ilan Grapel freed in exchange for 25 Egyptian prisoners, South Sinai Governor General Khalid Fuda said Thursday, "the release of Egyptian prisoners is another victory over Israel like the 1973 October war." "If the October war was a military triumph, this is a diplomatic triumph." Ilan Grapel returned to Israel on Thursday after four months in an Egyptian prison. He was arrested in Egypt on suspicion of spying and inciting the public during the popular revolution. Egyptian officials later admitted he was not a spy.