20 years on, newly released military logs detail confusion during Shalit abduction (opens original article in a new tab)

Newly released military logs from the 2006 abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit detail the confusion and delays in the IDF's response, highlighting the impact of the 2011 prisoner exchange that released Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, later linked to the October 7, 2023, attack.

• Twenty years after Gilad Shalit's abduction by Hamas, newly released military logs detail the confusion and delays in the IDF's response.
• The logs reveal the use of the defunct 'Hannibal Protocol' and highlight the impact of the 2011 prisoner exchange that released Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, later linked to the October 7, 2023, attack.
• Shalit was held for nearly 2,000 days and his release involved exchanging over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including those responsible for major attacks on Israelis.