Tel Aviv, Sept 4, SPA -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday denied knowledge of an impending deal to swap Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants for the past two months. «I read about it in the newspapers alone and know nothing of such a deal,» Olmert told parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, according to meeting participants. Committee member Ran Cohen said Olmert gave no further details during the closed session, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/386991