In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) shakes hands with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during a press conference on July 7, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. Peres and Mubarek discussed a number of issues including Israeli settlement activity, the possibility of achieving a two state solution involving the Palestinians and the situation of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was captured by Hamas in 2006.
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