Ynetnews.com (excerpts):  Gilad Shalit is coming home.  The prisoner exchange deal signaling the end of Gilad Shalit's five-year Hamas captivity began in the early hours of Tuesday morning (IST), as the Israel Prison Service (IPS) began shuttling the 477 Palestinian prisoners slated to be released as part of the first stage of the deal to their rendezvous points with the Red Cross.  Egyptian Consulate officers arrived in Hasharon and Ktziot prisons overnight to monitor the process.  The pris...
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