David Bedein

--Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen said that a prisoner exchange agreement has been reached in which Gilad Shalit will be returned to Israel. In an interview with a Bahraini newspaper, Abu Mazen said Shalit will be transferred to Egypt and held there until Israel carries out its part of the deal.No Israeli government official would comment on this report.--Qatar First Arab State To Pledge Troops To UNIFIL Force--Hamas Man Wanted For Murder Of American Now In Egypt

--Now that UNIFIL troops in southern Lebanon have been greatly beefed up, and are expected to reach 5,000 soldiers by the end of the week, some IDF officials said that the IDF withdrawal is "very close."--U.S. CONSIDERS SPECIAL WAR GRANT TO ISRAEL--JESSE JACKSON WORKED ON ISRAEL'S BEHALF IN LEBANON AND IN SYRIA

The Hezbollah leader, who has his own political problems, helped the Israeli prime minister and his government more than any strategic adviser. From now on, until the next elections, Amir Peretz and Olmert can repeatedly state to the public what they learned about "who won the war" by means of Nasrallah's resounding remorse.