Senior Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouq during his recent visit to Gaza from Syria received a new videotape of captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, Kuwaiti media reports.

According to the report, the video shows Shalit in good health. In addition, Marzouq reportedly received a letter from the soldier, which he forwarded to Damascus.

According to Hamas leaders in Gaza and officials in the Prime Minister�s Office in Israel, they are unaware of any such �new video�. The Kuwaiti report however states there is indeed a video, which Hamas is holding for a later stage of negotiations with Israel for a prisoner release deal.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)