Mahmoud Habboush
On June 25, the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit completed two years of captivity in Gaza. For some reason I started thinking about the 21-year-old corporal upon hearing news of the truce which took effect on June 19.
More than two years and three months have passed since I was last in Gaza, my hometown. Throughout that time I was free but Gilad was not. On the other hand, his family was free and my family was in virtual captivity.