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A Palestinian gunman from Islamic Jihad prays in the mosque prior to the funeral for two Islamic Jihad militants killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, Monday, July 10, 2006. Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal demanded a prisoner swap in an attempt to resolve the violent standoff over the capture of an Israeli soldier, while Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that would be a "major mistake." (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)