Israel Halts Palestinian Corpse Transfer, Citing Shalit
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak halted a planned transfer of the remains of 84 Palestinians while the government tried to confirm whether they’d been involved in terrorist attacks and debates whether it could hurt efforts to free a captive soldier.
The move, announced by the army and the Palestinian Authority yesterday, triggered criticism that it may damage Israel’s bargaining position in talks to free Gilad Shalit, a soldier captured by Palestinian militants five years ago from a tank outside the Gaza Strip.