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There are three main factors which led to the completion of the prisoners’ exchange on October 11, 2011 in which 1027 Palestinians were released in two stages in return for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The first is the Israeli military and security failure to restore the soldier captured by Palestinian factions. The second is the political change in Egypt with the fall of Husni Mubarak’s regime. The third is the steadfast attitude of Hamas. The first stage carried out on October 18, 2011 witnessed the release of 477 prisoners with long sentences, 280 of whom had life imprisonment. All the names were chosen by Hamas. The second stage accomplished on December 18, 2011 saw the liberation of another 550 Palestinians chosen by the Israeli authorities. Upon completing the deal, the resistance managed to free 20% of Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupied jails.
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