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WikiLeaks: Syria and Qatar scuttled Schalit deal

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Norwegian media reported on Wednesday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told US Gen. David Petraeus in June 2009 that Syria and Qatar scuttled a deal under which Hamas would release captive IDF soldier Gilad Schalit.
The report, based on a WikiLeaks document, said Syria and Qatar offered Hamas $50 million to keep Schalit in captivity, and refuse to carry out a prisoner exchange with Israel.
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