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Soldier's Captors Set Deadline for Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The three Palestinian militant groups that captured an Israeli soldier
gave Israel until Tuesday morning to release Palestinian prisoners or
"pay the consequences."
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The statement, which was faxed to news agencies on Monday, did not say what those consequences would be.
Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, was captured June 25 in a cross-border raid by militants linked to the Palestinians' ruling Hamas party, the Popular Resistance Committees and the Army of Islam. The last two groups have ties to Hamas.
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