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    Gilad Shalit (Hebrew: גלעד שליט, Gilˁad Šaliṭ listen ⓘ; born 28 August 1986) is a former MIA soldier of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who, on 25 June 2006, was captured by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid via tunnels near the Israeli border.

  2. Jun 23, 2021 · The former IDF soldier, who was freed in a prisoner swap in 2011, wed his fiancé Nitzan Shabbat in a small ceremony in Emek Hefer. The couple announced their engagement last year and signed nondisclosure agreements for the wedding.

  3. Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier captured and held by Palestinian militants from June 2006 to October 2011; he was released as part of a prisoner exchange. Shalit’s captivity became a significant focal point in Israeli politics and society. Learn more about his life.

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  4. The Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange (Hebrew: עסקת שליט; Arabic: صفقة شاليط), also known as Wafa al-Ahrar (Arabic: وفاء الأحرار) ("Faithful to the free"), followed a 2011 agreement between Israel and Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 prisoners — almost all Palestinians and Arab ...

  5. Former solider Gilad Shalit recently met with the families of several Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and shared with them how he endured five years as a hostage of the Gaza-ruling...

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  7. Learn about Gilad Shalit, the former IDF soldier who was kidnapped by Hamas in 2006 and released in 2011 after a prisoner exchange. Find out his background, his captivity, his return to Israel and his marriage.

  8. May 9, 2012 · Corporal Gilad Shalit was 19 when he was captured in June 2006 by a squad of Palestinian militants who had tunnelled from Gaza into Israel to attack his tank near the border fence. He...

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