Ehud Olmert rejects prisoner release for soldier
Jerusalem, June 27 : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that Israel has no intention of releasing Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a soldier kidnapped by militants who infiltrated from the Gaza Strip.
''The question of releasing prisoners is not on the agenda of the Israeli government at all,'' Olmert said in a speech.
Reuters
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Story first published: Tuesday, June 27, 2006, 9:15 [IST]