Top Hamas terrorist Khaled Mashaal said that a deal to exchange kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit for as many as 1,000 terrorists was being held up because of Israeli "stubbornness." Mashaal was speaking at a news conference in Yemen.
"We are determined to free our leaders and symbols," Mashaal said. "The matter is still being negotiated. There are many pitfalls being caused by Israeli stubbornness," he added.