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Palestine Today 103008

IMEMC NEWs | 30.10.2008 16:17 | Anti-racism | Other Press | Social Struggles | World

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org for Thursday October 30.2008

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Palestinian Prime Minister of Hamas, Ismail Haniya, ordered on Wednesday the release of more than a dozen of Fatah detainees, Hamas continues to imprison inside its jails in Gaza These stories and more are coming up, stay tuned.

Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, of Hamas, ordered today the release of 17 Fatah supporters from Gaza jails. Haniaya told a graduation ceremony of the Hamas-led police forces in Gaza that this move is intended at having a successful national dialogue, due to be held in Cairo in November.

Meanwhile, Irseal closed Gaza's commercial crossings today after a homemade shell landed on nearby Israeli towns. Hamas sources in Gaza considered the closure as an Israeli reaction to the arrival of the third boat, breaking the Israeli blockade.

In the meantime, Egyptian President, Husni Mubarak, told the Yediout Ahronot Israeli newspaper that the captured Israeli soldier Gil'ad Shalit is in a good health condition and that he expected a letter from Shalit to his family soon.

Over the past several months, Egypt has been brokering a solution to the Shalit's case between Israel and the Hamas party in Gaza, which has been holding Shalit since June2006. No breakthrough has occurred yet.

Thank you for joining us from occupied Bethlehem. You have been listening to Palestine Today from the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org. This report has been brought to you by Rami Al-Meghari, and Husam Qassis

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