Israel court to rule on Shalit swap deal

Israel's Supreme Court is hearing four petitions against a deal to exchange more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for captured soldier Gilad Shalit.

Families of victims of attacks by militants want a 48-hour delay on the swap, which is due to begin on Tuesday.
In a rare step, the court has allowed Sgt Shalit's parents to argue in favour of the deal.

They have cautioned against any delay, saying it could endanger the terms of their son's release.

"Nobody knows what the impact of any delay, or any change, even the smallest, in the terms would be," they wrote in a letter to the court.    Full Read