Gaza gunmen holding an Israeli soldier set a Tuesday morning deadline for their demands to be met. Hamas’ armed wing and two other terrorist groups issued the ultimatum Monday, but did not say in their statement what would happen to Cpl. Gilad Shalit if it goes unmet.
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