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Something wrong?Gilad Shalit is an Israeli former soldier who, on 25 June 2006, was captured by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid via tunnels near the Israeli border. Hamas held him captive for over five years until his release on 18 October 2011 as part of a prisoner exchange deal.
A life in dates
2011Honorary Citizen of BaltimoreAwardHonorary Citizen of PittsburghAward2009Honorary Citizen of MiamiAwardHonorary Citizen of New OrleansAward2008Honorary Citizen of ParisAwardHonorary Citizen of RomeAward1986Born28 August 1986
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![Shalit on a Hamas poster in Nablus, 7 May 2007 that reads: "Our champion captives. May we have a new Gilad each year”; and below: “They [Palestinian prisoners] are not alone".](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Gilad_Shalit_on_Hamas_poster.jpg/500px-Gilad_Shalit_on_Hamas_poster.jpg)
Shalit on a Hamas poster in Nablus, 7 May 2007 that reads: "Our champion captives. May we have a new Gilad each year”; and below: “They [Palestinian prisoners] are not alone".
"Free Gilad" sidewalk painting
Shalit's parents, July 2010
Poster: "Gilad is still alive"; February 2009
Shalit Protest Tent in Jerusalem, May 2011
Shalit's mother and brother at IPO solidarity concert
Graffiti for Shalit, Tel AvivAwards
About this person
Country
Israel
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1986 · age 40
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