October 17, 2011 -- Updated 0937 GMT (1737 HKT)
Gilad Shalit to be freed
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Israelis overwhelmingly support the deal, a newspaper poll suggests
- "The goal ... is to stop the madness," says one
- The swap is expected to take place early this week
- The deal includes an Israeli soldier held since 2006 and more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli Supreme Court will hear cases Monday brought by family members of terror victims who are against the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
A total of three petitions were submitted to the Supreme Court on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Israel released the names of the first group of prisoners to be freed.
"The goal of this petition is to stop the madness. We are very afraid that the terror will again rule the streets -- that they will murder us again in restaurants, in cafes, at night in bed, at kindergartens and in schools," said Meir Schijveschuurder, whose parents and three siblings were killed in the 2001 bombing of a Sbarro pizza restaurant.
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