The al-Quds newspaper rejected an ad from the B�tselem human rights organization calling for the release of Gilad Shalit on the anniversary of his third year in captivity.

The newspaper is widely distributed in Hamas-controlled Gaza, where Shalit is believed to be, but this is unconfirmed since no one has seen him since he was taken hostage by Hamas.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)