(Haaretz).Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he will make the return of captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit a personal responsibility.
Netanyahu also vowed to instruct all relevant policy and security authorities to "carry out every effort to return Gilad alive and well, as soon as possible."
The prime minister made his statement during a meeting of the Likud faction in the Knesset. He directed his comments at Shalit's father Noam, who was in attendance at the meeting.
Netanyahu added that he will make Shalit's return one of the central themes of his upcoming meetings with European leaders in Italy and France.
