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A video grab from Israel's Channel 10 accessed from Egypt TV shows Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit upon his arrival in Egypt on Oct. 17, 2011 following his release after five years of Hamas captivity. (Reuters)
A video grab from Israel's Channel 10 accessed from Egypt TV shows Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit upon his arrival in Egypt on Oct. 17, 2011 following his release after five years of Hamas captivity. (Reuters)

Audio: Dramatic prisoner swap as seen by our correspondent Add to ...

An extraordinary prisoner swap returns Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and 477 Palestinian prisoners home. Affan Chowdhry speaks to the Middle East correspondent Patrick Martin from Ramallah.