Israel, Egypt finalize prisoner swap
The Israeli- Egyptian prisoner swap deal concluded Thursday afternoon after a convCheap Nhl Jerseys Chinaoy carrying 25 Egyptian nationals crossed the border into Egypt, while Israeli-American Ilan Grapel, held four months in Cairo,portland trailblazers jerseys landed at the Israeli Ben-Gurion International Airport a short time later.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) convoy carrying the Egyptian prisoners crossed the Taba crossing point in the southern port city of Eilat at 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT).
According to the swap deal reached by Egyptian and Israeli officials earlier this week, Grapel was initially to cross into Israel at 9 a.m. local time via the same crossing point.
However, in the end officials from both countries agreed to fly him directly from Cairo to Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport at 5 p.toronto raptors jerseysm., possibly in order to avoid a press crush similar to that accompanied the Shalit-Hamas deal.
Grapel, 27, was arrested by Egyptian security officials in June, being charged with "spying on Egypt with the aim of harming its economic and political interests.louis vuitton handbag wholesale"
The Israeli government on Tuesday approved a swap deal with Egypt to release 25 Egyptian prisoners,shoes are a symbol of nobility. among them three minors, in exchange for Grapel.
After being released on Thursday afternoon, Grapel, accompanied by his mother, traveled to Jerusalem for a short meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"This was hanging on a thread and I am glad it worked," Netanyahu said in his office to Grapel. "I am very grateful to the governments of Egypt and the United States," he was quoted by the Haaretz daily as saying.
Yisrael Hasson, an Israeli legislator who negotiated Grapel's release with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's envoy Yitzhak Molcho, told the Haaretz daily that Grapel went to the demonstrations in Cairo just "out of curiosity."
The Israeli- Egyptian prisoner swap deal concluded Thursday afternoon after a convCheap Nhl Jerseys Chinaoy carrying 25 Egyptian nationals crossed the border into Egypt, while Israeli-American Ilan Grapel, held four months in Cairo,portland trailblazers jerseys landed at the Israeli Ben-Gurion International Airport a short time later.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) convoy carrying the Egyptian prisoners crossed the Taba crossing point in the southern port city of Eilat at 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT).
According to the swap deal reached by Egyptian and Israeli officials earlier this week, Grapel was initially to cross into Israel at 9 a.m. local time via the same crossing point.
However, in the end officials from both countries agreed to fly him directly from Cairo to Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport at 5 p.toronto raptors jerseysm., possibly in order to avoid a press crush similar to that accompanied the Shalit-Hamas deal.
Grapel, 27, was arrested by Egyptian security officials in June, being charged with "spying on Egypt with the aim of harming its economic and political interests.louis vuitton handbag wholesale"
The Israeli government on Tuesday approved a swap deal with Egypt to release 25 Egyptian prisoners,shoes are a symbol of nobility. among them three minors, in exchange for Grapel.
After being released on Thursday afternoon, Grapel, accompanied by his mother, traveled to Jerusalem for a short meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"This was hanging on a thread and I am glad it worked," Netanyahu said in his office to Grapel. "I am very grateful to the governments of Egypt and the United States," he was quoted by the Haaretz daily as saying.
Yisrael Hasson, an Israeli legislator who negotiated Grapel's release with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's envoy Yitzhak Molcho, told the Haaretz daily that Grapel went to the demonstrations in Cairo just "out of curiosity."
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