From there, they were handed over to the Red Cross at 11:30 am, where they awaited the green light from Israel's envoy to Shalit talks Hagai Hadas' authorization before being released via Bitunia Checkpoint near Ramallah and Erez crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel and the Bitunia Checkpoint near Ramallah.

At around 1 pm, Hadas is slated to take the tape to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, to present it to Netanyahu. A copy of the tape will be delivered to the Shalit family by helicopter.

Brigadier General Avi Zamir, head of the army's Human Resources Branch, will present the video to the Shalit family at around 3 pm. The video may even be flown in a helicopter to the family so as not to expedite its arrival. The family requested to watch the video in private.

Copies of the video will also be delivered to the defense minister, the IDF chief of staff and the Shin Bet chief.

Who will see the tape?
After watching the videotape, Jerusalem will have . .

to decide a policy for publishing the footage – namely, whether to show the rare sign of life to the broader public or only to a select few? Great weight will be given to the Shalit family’s wishes on the matter. Consideration will also be given to allowing continued negotiations without additional pressures.

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Ok, so people are up in arms about ONE Israeli soldier being captured, but Israel themselves have 19 female prisoners... who are not soldiers. And still Israel play the victim.. Sickening.

I'd be curious to know why those 19 females were being held. You know they like to blow themselves up so they can kill lots of Israelis so perhaps some of these were among them.

All Israel asked was for a "sign of life".