Ofer Dekel, the Israeli negotiator for kidnapped and missing soldiers affairs, will present Thursday morning new proposals towards the release of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit to the head of Egyptian Intelligence, General Omar Suleiman. Suleiman is expected to meet with representatives of the Hamas terrorist organization next week.
Government sources also have said that Israel and Hizbullah have a written “framework agreement” towards freeing terrorists for the release of captive IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. The Cabinet is set to deliberate on the agreement Sunday. If it is approved, it will be transferred to Beirut by German intermediaries for Hizbullah's approval. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that "we will be able to reach the moment of decision with a clear conscience."