While Noam Shalit told the media he has not been informed of any new or breaking developments regarding efforts to obtain his son�s release, the Prime Minister�s Office on motzei Shabbos announced Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is sending ISA (Israel Security Agency � Shin Bet) Director Yuval Diskin and special envoy Ofir Dekel to finalize a prisoner release deal in Cairo. The two are expected to return late Sunday.
Last week, intensive talks were reported, which were also accompanied by a visit by Dekel who was working in earnest to close a deal before the current administration steps down.
The message release by the PM�s Office on motzei Shabbos confirmed the two officials are traveling to Egypt, adding both Premier-designate Binyamin Netanyahu and Noam Shalit were being updated on ongoing events.
While no official notification of a deal has been released, the Shalits and the nation await word as a deal may indeed be imminent.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
