What were Hamas' initial demands for Shalit's release?
Release of all female and underage Palestinians and Marwan Barghouti
Release of Palestinian political prisoners
Ceasefire with Israel
End of Israeli occupation
Answer
Hamas initially demanded the release of all female and underage Palestinians, as well as the release of Marwan Barghouti, a prominent Palestinian politician and former leader of the Fatah movement. Barghouti was sentenced to life in prison by an Israeli court in 2004 for his role in a series of deadly attacks.
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