A handout picture provided by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shows Sergeant First Class Gilad Shalit, wearing IDF uniform at an IDF base near Kerem Shalom, Israel, 18 October 2011. SFC Shalit was transferred to the care of representatives of the IDF Personnel Directorate and has undergone an initial medical examination by Medical Corps personnel, who confirmed that he is in good and stable health. SFC Shalit then spoke to his family over the phone. EPA/ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
A handout picture provided by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shows Sergeant First Class Gilad Shalit speaking on the phone with his family at an IDF base near Kerem Shalom, Israel, 18 October 2011. EPA/ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCE
An Israeli air force officer watching the first images of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after being freed by Hamas as shown on Egyptian Television at Tel Nof Air Force Base, 18 October 2011. Journalists and soldiers watched the images as broadcast on Israeli television in the Tel Nof Air Base in central Israel, soon after Shalit's release, which showed him walking and in what appears to be good health. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
Israeli air force officers watching the first images of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after being freed by Hamas as shown on Egyptian Television at Tel Nof Air Force Base, 18 October 2011. Journalists and soldiers watched the images as broadcast on Israeli television in the Tel Nof Air Base in central Israel, soon after Shalit's release, which showed him walking and in what appears to be good health. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
Israeli air force officers watching the first images of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after being freed by Hamas as shown on Egyptian Television at Tel Nof Air Force Base, 18 October 2011. Journalists and soldiers watched the images as broadcast on Israeli television in the Tel Nof Air Base in central Israel, soon after Shalit's release, which showed him walking and in what appears to be good health. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER
Supporters of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit celebrate after watching the first footage after his release, in Mitzpe Hila, northern Israel, on 18 October 2011. The first television images of freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit showed him being led by masked Hamas gunmen and Egyptian officials through the Gaza-Egypt border terminal of Rafah. The Israeli-Hamas prisoner swap moved into its peak stages early 18 October, with Palestinian inmates set for release moved to border crossings on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Supporters of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit celebrate after watching the first footage after his release, in Mitzpe Hila, northern Israel, on 18 October 2011. The first television images of freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit showed him being led by masked Hamas gunmen and Egyptian officials through the Gaza-Egypt border terminal of Rafah. The Israeli-Hamas prisoner swap moved into its peak stages early 18 October, with Palestinian inmates set for release moved to border crossings on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Supporters of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit celebrate after watching the first footage after his release, in Mitzpe Hila, northern Israel, on 18 October 2011. The first television images of freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit showed him being led by masked Hamas gunmen and Egyptian officials through the Gaza-Egypt border terminal of Rafah. The Israeli-Hamas prisoner swap moved into its peak stages early 18 October, with Palestinian inmates set for release moved to border crossings on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Supporters of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit celebrate after watching the first footage after his release, in Mitzpe Hila, northern Israel, on 18 October 2011. The first television images of freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit showed him being led by masked Hamas gunmen and Egyptian officials through the Gaza-Egypt border terminal of Rafah. The Israeli-Hamas prisoner swap moved into its peak stages early 18 October, with Palestinian inmates set for release moved to border crossings on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
Supporters of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit celebrate after watching the first footage after his release, in Mitzpe Hila, northern Israel, on 18 October 2011. The first television images of freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit showed him being led by masked Hamas gunmen and Egyptian officials through the Gaza-Egypt border terminal of Rafah. The Israeli-Hamas prisoner swap moved into its peak stages early 18 October, with Palestinian inmates set for release moved to border crossings on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN
