Hamas sources on Tuesday night said that Israel the deal to release kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for some 1,000 terrorists was being held up because Israel still refused to release four top terrorists – Marwan Barghouti, Ahmed Sa'adat, Ibrahim Hamed, and Abdullah Barghouti.All are arch-terrorists, responsible for many Jewish deaths, directy and indirectly.
The Hamas source said that talks with Israel were continuing, and that Hamas was "seriously considering" Israel's latest offer.