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UN Chief Renews Calls for Release of Israeli Soldier Abducted Five Years Ago

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 June 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called once again for the immediate release of Israeli Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit, who has been held captive by Palestinian militants for the past five years, and pledged the continued support of the United Nations for efforts towards this goal.

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“The Secretary-General is convinced that this issue must now be resolved,” his spokesperson said in a statementissued ahead of the fifth anniversary of Mr. Shalit’s…

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