Why all of Israel is celebrating the former prisoner’s joy. ... In 2006, a 19-year-old from northern Israel named Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas in a cross-border raid.

Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan called Hamas’s attack on Israel "unprecedented" on "Fox News Live" Saturday, comparing the terrorism to the 9/11 tragedy.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. 797 days, two years and three birthdays ago, IDF corporal Gilad ...

I n the calculus of Israel’s domestic politics, the equation is simple. The price for one captured Israeli soldier: 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. The one is Gilad Shalit, a gawky 19-year-old when ...

Israel faced an existential and immediate threat, one that Iran intended to carry out. Israel had no choice but to act at this crucial moment, the last window of opportunity," Noam stated.

Former Israeli UN representative Gilad Erdan stated that the "UN is a lost cause. It has no real ability to protect human rights," during a conversation with Israel's Defense and Security Forum ...

Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan demanded leaders call Hamas’ office to demand a “real ceasefire.” REUTERS. Erdan reiterated Israel’s longstanding call for its relentless bombing ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced tonight that Israel and Hamas have agreed to an historic prisoner swap deal that will release Sgt. Gilad Shalit, who has been held for five years in the ...

Gilad Shalit is greeted by cheering crowds as he finally returns to his family home in Mitzpe Hila, Israel after five years in captivity, Oct. 18, 2011. (IDF Spokesperson) ...

The world is about to see a lot more of Gilad Erdan, Israel's newly appointed annexation ambassador. Erdan, the outgoing minister of public security and strategic affairs, was appointed on Monday ...