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Second Report of Imminent Shalit Deal
The Jerusalem Arabic newspaper Al-Manar reported that Israel and Hamas have agreed to close a deal for the release of Gilad Shalit by the end of August. According to the report, Israeli negotiator Hagai Hadas, a delegation from Damascus, and the delegation from Gaza will meet in Cairo to finalize details of the deal.
Hamas official Mahmoud Az-Zahar denied that any progress had been made towards signing an agreement, during a news conference in Cairo on Monday.