Wednesday, October 19, 2011

World News Briefs -- October 18, 2011




Israeli Soldier Shalit, Hundreds Of Palestinians Freed In Prisoner Swap -- National Post

GAZA/JERUSALEM — Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Palestinians crossed Israel's borders in opposite directions on Tuesday as a thousand-for-one prisoner exchange brought joy to families but did little to ease decades of conflict.

Sergeant Shalit, 25, returned home to a national outpouring of emotion in Israel after five years in captivity in the Gaza Strip. The first few hundred of over a thousand Palestinians being freed in stages from Israeli jails were greeted with kisses and flags in Gaza and the West Bank.

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MIDDLE EAST

Israeli leader warns freed Palestinian militants.

Mass Palestinian celebrations [...]



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