Gilad Shalit speaks to his family on the telephone for the first time since his release from a Palestinian prison Tuesday.
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Sgt. Gilad Shalit salutes Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, upon his arrival at Tel Nof air base Tuesday.
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Netanyahu at greets Shalit at the Tel Nof Israel Air Force base.
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Shalit is embraced by his father Noam as Netanyahu looks on.
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Shalit walks at Kerem Shalom crossing outside the southern Gaza Strip. Shalit returned home to a national outpouring of joy on Tuesday after five years in captivity as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were exchanged for him.
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Shalit walks at Kerem Shalom crossing outside the southern Gaza Strip Tuesday.
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Gilad Shalit is greeted by Israeli army officers at Kerem Shalom crossing outside the southern Gaza Strip.
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Gilad Shalit is seen at the Rafah Egypt-Gaza border crossing, in Rafah, Egypt Tuesday.
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Israelis react after seeing the first images of Israeli Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit on TV Tuesday.
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Friends of Shalit celebrate his release Tuesday.
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Israeli air force officers watching the first images of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after being freed by Hamas.
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