Cpl. Shalit Marks One Year In Captivity

One year after his capture in a cross-border raid by Palestinian terror groups, Israeli Cpl. Gilad Shalit remains in captivity, apparently no closer to release than at any other time. New concerns arose following the Gaza Strip take-over by Hamas, one of the groups holding Shalit. New reports in Israeli media say the missing soldier is being kept in a room beneath a highly fortified building in Gaza that is booby-trapped. An Israeli television channel reported that Shalit is in a two-room suite 15 meters below the surface and accessed by a ladder lined with explosives. The channel’s sources – said to be Hamas – claim Shalit has a "cordial" relationship with his guards who are under orders to treat him "fairly."