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Report: Secret Prisoner Swap on Israel-Lebanon Border
Salt??? The remains of one or two bodies of Israelis were transferred to A-Naqoura, a border crossing on the Israeli-Lebanese border on Monday, the Arabic language channel Al-Alam is reporting. The names of the Israelis were not mentioned on the Iranian channel. Al-Alam said the bodies were those of two Israeli soldiers but a conflicting report said it was the body of an Israeli civilian. It is possible the bodies in question are those of two Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwaser and Eldad Regev, who were kidnapped on July 12, 2006 in a Hizbullah attack on Israeli forces on the Israel-Lebanon border. Their abduction, and the death of three other Israeli soldiers, sparked the 34-day war between Israel and Hizbullah. It was believed the soldiers were alive when they were taken. Their families have launched an ongoing public campaign in Israel pressing for their release. Israel has up until now received no information as to their condition or indeed whether they are dead or alive. The transfer is part of a prisoner swap in which Israel will release one Hizbullah fighter and two bodies of Hizbullah operatives, Al-Alam reported. Israel and Hizbullah are not commenting on the report. Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-10-15 |
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