Hamas releases audio message of Israeli soldier
Afp, Gaza City
The armed wing of Hamas on Monday released a first audio message from captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who said his health was deteriorating and that he needed hospital treatment. "I've been in prison one year. My situation is deteriorating. I need an extended period in hospital," said the voice in the audio clip posted on the website of Hamas's armed wing exactly one year after Shalit was taken. "I am sorry that the Israeli government has not shown more interest. It should meet the demands of my kidnappers so I can be released," said the voice in Hebrew on the tape. "I am Gilad Shalit. I've been arrested by Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades. Mother, father, sisters, brothers, my friends in the Israeli army, I send you from my jail my regards and I miss you," said a text in Arabic on the wesbite. A video tape broadcast on Hamas's Al-Aqsa television station showed footage of Shalit apparently being captured on June 25, being dragged by two fighters dressed in Israeli army uniforms pulling his T-shirt and running next to him.
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A screen grab taken yesterday from Al-Qassam brigades Internet website, Hamas's military wing, shows a message from captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (picture) in Arabic. PHOTO: AFP |
