Gilad Shalit: Timeline of Hamas abduction and prisoner swap

Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier and dual citizen of France and Israel, was captured by the military wing of Hamas on June 25, 2006. During his five-year captivity, Shalit was promoted from corporal to sergeant major within the Israel Defense Forces.

Following years of advocacy, including a march by his parents to the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a prisoner swap deal was reached in 2011. Under the agreement, Shalit was released in October 2011 in exchange for the release of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in two phases.