 On 7 April 2007, it was reported that Shalit's captors had transferred to Israel, through Egyptian mediators, a list of Palestinian prisoners they wanted freed.The list included names of approximately 1,300 prisoners, some of whom were high-ranking Fatah members.On 25 June 2007, a year after Shalit's capture, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades released an in which Shalit is heard sending a message to his family, friends, and the Israeli government and army, and appealing for a prisoner-swap deal to be reached to secure his release.