Gilad Shalit Swap Deal

TEFEN, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 18: (ISRAEL OUT) Parents, Noam (R), Aviva (C) and Brother, of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit arrive to board a helicopter to head out to a IAF base in central Israel where they will see Gilad for the first time in more than five years on October 18, 2011 in Tefen, Israel. A high-profile prisoner swap, which will see the release of captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, began before dawn today. Shalit is to be freed after more than 5 years of captivity in Gaza in an exchange deal which will see the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners in an initial deal with another 550 to freed after the return of Shalit. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)