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PM: Israel has accepted German swap deal for Schalit

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel has accepted a deal brokered by German mediators for a prisoner exchange for captive IDF soldier Gilad Schalit.
Netanyahu said that Israel had not yet received a response from Hamas on the deal.
"This situation is difficult and complicated for Israel," he said, "but we agreed to accept it in the interest of bringing Gilad home."