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Hamas emboldened by Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap (AP)

Palestinian women hold pictures of prisoners jailed in Israel during a weekly protest calling for their release outside the International Red cross building in Gaza City, Monday, June 30, 2008. Gaza's ruling Hamas group hinted Monday that it would raise the stakes for a captured Israeli soldier, saying it was emboldened by Israel's decision to trade a Lebanese prisoner convicted in a brutal attack for the bodies of two other Israeli servicemen held in Lebanon. Hamas has demanded freedom for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Israel, which is holding about 10,000 Palestinians, has balked at releasing many of the people on Hamas' list because they have been involved in deadly attacks on Israelis. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)AP - Hamas militants holding an Israeli soldier said Monday they would stick to their tough demands in negotiations over his release, emboldened by the high price Israel is paying in a planned prisoner swap with Hezbollah.

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