The kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and continued rocket attacks from Gaza have kept Israel from lifting it.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

In 2006 he was alleged by Israeli then-Vice Premier Shimon Peres to have ordered the kidnapping into Gaza of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has not been released.

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These include the Army of Islam, responsible for the kidnapping of the BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston and IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit, and al Qaeda itself, which has established a presence in the territory.

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