[Iran Press TV Latest] Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit says that Israel must respond to the demands of Hamas if it wants to see its captured soldier released.
"We told the Israelis that if you want your soldier, you must pay the price demanded by the Palestinians," Egypt's official news agency MENA quoted Aboul Gheit as saying on Saturday.
He went on to say that Israel should not "exaggerate its demands."
Hamas is demanding the release of 1,000 Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisons in exchange for Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured in 2006.
Indirect talks are continuing over a prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel with the mediation of Egypt.
Last month the talks gained some momentum, but Israeli objections to releasing certain prisoners led to an impasse. |