Hamas posts Israeli soldier tape

A spokesperson for Hamas, who routed Abbas8217;s secular forces in Gaza this month to split the coastal enclave from Abbas8217;s larger stronghold in the West Bank said it was up to Israel to make a deal to free Shalit, a 20-year-old conscript.

8220;The only beneficiary of these summits is the Zionist enemy,8221; said a member of the Hamas majority in the now moribund Palestinian Parliament. 8220;It is surprising that when Abbas has shut the door on talks with Hamas, he is begging for a meeting with Olmert.8221;

Shalit was seized a year ago to the day by militants who tunnelled up to his border post and killed two other soldiers. Shalit, whose only previous contact with the outside world was a handwritten note nine months ago, said: 8220;I regret the lack of interest of the Israeli government and military in my case.8221; Thousands of Palestinian detainees have mothers and fathers whose sons must be returned to them.8221;