 Landau (Yisrael Beiteinu) warned that the deal would be "a huge victory for terror" and that it would encourage more abductions of Israelis.On 15 October the Israeli Justice Ministry published the list of the 477 prisoners that Israel intends to release as part of the first phase of the agreement.During the time period in which Shalit was in captivity the Shalit issue became a highly debated and controversial matter within the Israeli public.