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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: June 26, 2006 |
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The Israeli soldier kidnapped by Palestinian militants holds French citizenship, and the French government is working to secure his release, diplomats said Monday.
Yael Avran, spokeswoman for the French Embassy in Tel Aviv, said diplomats are "fully active in order to liberate the soldier." She said French officials in Paris were in touch with Palestinian officials, and the French ambassador planned to meet relatives of the soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, later in the day.
France has strong ties with many Arab countries, and the Paris government has recently tried to raise its profile in Mideast peace efforts.
Avran said Shalit gained French citizenship through his paternal grandmother, who moved to Israel from France. She had no other details on the family's ties to France. |
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