Israel's Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Cabinet Secretary Oved Yehezkel and Vice Premier Haim Ramon (from L-R) attend a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem March 17, 2009, in this picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). Hamas said on Tuesday it hoped Israel would resume talks on exchanging hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captured Israeli soldier after two days of indirect negotiations in Egypt ended in deadlock. Olmert was briefed by his two envoys to the Cairo negotiations and held a cabinet meeting later in the day to decide how to proceed. Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

Israel's Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Cabinet Secretary Oved Yehezkel and Vice Premier Haim Ramon (from L-R) attend a special cabinet meeting in Jerusalem March 17, 2009, in this picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). Hamas said on Tuesday it hoped Israel would resume talks on exchanging hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captured Israeli soldier after two days of indirect negotiations in Egypt ended in deadlock. Olmert was briefed by his two envoys to the Cairo negotiations and held a cabinet meeting later in the day to decide how to proceed.

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