A handout photo released by the Israeli Ministry of Defence on 18 October 2011 shows released Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (L) walking with his father Noam on his arrival at the Tel Nof Air Force base in central Israel, on 18 October 2011. Shalit spent 1,941 days in captivity and was released for 1,027 Palestinians in Israeli jails. EPA/ARIEL HERMONI/ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE/