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Molcho, Hasson land in Cairo as Grapel exchange underway

The two Israelis who negotiated for Ilan Grapel’s release with Egypt landed in Cairo on Thursday afternoon and were expected to greet the dual US-Israeli citizen. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s envoy Yitzhak Molcho and Kadima MK and former deputy Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Yisrael Hasson boarded the jet to Cairo along with Grapel’s mother earlier in the day.
Meanwhile Egyptians gathered at the border with Israel on Thursday awaiting the handover of the prisoners.