 Gilad Shalit

Gilad Shalit (, "Gilˁad Šaliṭ", born 28 August 1986) is a former MIA soldier of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who on 25 June 2006, was captured by Hamas militants in a cross-border raid via tunnels near the Israeli border.Hamas held him captive for over five years, until his release on 18 October 2011 as part of a prisoner exchange deal.