WashingtonPost.com:  Tel Nof Air Force Base, Israel - Militant Palestinian group released captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit Tuesday morning to the Egyptian government, Israeli and Egyptian media reported, the first and crucial step of a prisoner swap that includes the release of 1,027 prisoners in Israeli jails.  Shalit, who had been held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, is expected to be turned over to Israeli officials shortly and will be flown to this air base, where his relatives are waitin...
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