19 October 2011 Last updated at 08:09 ET

Shalit prisoner swap: Your reactionGilad Shalit (undated file photo)

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has arrived back in Israel following his release from five years' captivity, as part of a prisoner exchange deal. BBC website readers in the region have been reacting to the news.

As it happened: Mid-East prisoner exchange

Read your tweets, emails and texts as Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is freed after five years in captivity.

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