CAIRO: A government official says Egypt is still mediating talks between Israel and Hamas on a prisoner swap that would include the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
The Ministry of Interior official spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Both Israel and Gaza s Hamas rulers said earlier this week that talks aimed at freeing Shalit in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are not over, despite the public breakdown of Egyptian-mediated contacts.
Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he would pursue a deal until he leaves office and incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to present his new government for parliamentary approval next week.
