JTA — Gilad Shalit’s capture was the result of operational failures on his part and on the part of other members of his tank crew, interviews with Shalit have revealed. Shalit, the only member ...

July 2005 - Begins his military service with IDF’s tank corps. June 25, 2006 - Shalit is captured by Palestinian militants. June 28, 2006 - Israel launches a military incursion into southern ...

Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit arrived safe and sound in his northern Israeli hometown, feeling “good” in his first day of freedom after more than five years in Hamas captivity ...

Gilad Shalit was a 19-year-old enlisted man guarding an Israeli army post when Palestinian militants attacked his tank, killed the two men he was serving with and took him prisoner. Since then ...

Dr. Baskin is the Middle East director of the International Communities Organization, a human rights advocacy group. Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, had been a hostage for five years before ...

Gilad Shalit and his girlfriend Nitzan at Shalva gala. (photo credit: Courtesy) Gilad Shalit celebrated his seven year anniversary of his release from Hamas captivity by supporting children with ...

Former solider Gilad Shalit recently met with the families of several Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and shared with them how he endured five years as a hostage of the Gaza-ruling ...

Known for his clandestine operations and ghost-like elusiveness, Mohammad Sinwar was elevated to the top ranks of Hamas in ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to exchange Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Gilad Shalit for more than 1,000 Arab prisoners instantly became the biggest story of the year out of ...

Barrett” as the author’s byline at her request. (She was known as Ruth Shalit during her roller coaster career in the 1990s.) The updated version of the story now lists her byline as “Ruth ...