Mubarak committed to ensuring the safety of Shalit

Israeli president held yesterday talks with his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Hosni Mubarak on the release of soldier Gilad Shalit, detained by Hamas.

• The Israelis would like an Egyptian mediation which will lead to the exchange of prisoners at the time of savage attacks are conducted against the Ghaza strip, injuring several people among Palestinians, while a Palestinian died in a tunnel in Rafah.
  
  According to Israel Radio, the meeting attended by the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Abou al-Gheit, Minister of Defence Hussein Tantawi and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, during the visit of Israeli president in Cairo, debated the question of the release of the Israeli soldier Shalit.
  
  The Egyptian president reiterated his rejection of partial solutions and called on Israel to end occupation. The Egyptian discourse has not changed, since these latter simply express their concern of the unsuccessful efforts for peace since their last meeting in May. Mubarak reiterated Egypt's position which aspires to peace in the Middle East, "We do not want to lose the opportunity to move towards peace," he said. He added "We first want to stop any settlement of occupied lands, including east Jerusalem, and that talks continue where they were left off and according to international resolutions to achieve a peace that would end the suffering of the Palestinians and allow them live in an independent state "
  
  Moreover, according to a Palestinian medical sources, one Palestinian was killed yesterday in a tunnel in Rafah on the Egyptian border. Hani Razak, 30, died in a tunnel on the Egyptian border, mainly used for transporting goods, food and fuel and this, after the closure by Egypt of Rafah crossing, at the moment when the Israeli army carries out attacks against Palestinians, killing eight people, among whom one was seriously injured.
  
  For his part, Israeli President Shimon Peres thanked Mubarak for his efforts, his wisdom and experience, "without his great support we would not have reached any agreements. adding that 25 years have passed without wars, and it's thanks to President Mubarak, the leader who represents the great Arab country that is Egypt. "I came today to look with President Mubarak, ways to advance the efforts for peace and move forward on the right path."
  
  Ennahar / Mohammed B. Agencies