Coverage dated September 3, 2026 to September 4, 2026
Israel frees 4 more Lebanon prisoners in a deal tied to missing Jews from Lebanese civil war
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HAROUF, Lebanon (AP) — Four prisoners from Lebanon held in Israel were released and handed over to Lebanese authorities via the International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday as part of a deal between the two countries. In return,…
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Israel said the detainees are "civilians who are not members of a terrorist organization, were not involved in terrorism, and that there is no reason to continue holding them in Israel."
Israel announced the release of five Lebanese civilians held in areas of southern Lebanon as part of ongoing US-brokered negotiations, tied to efforts to locate and repatriate the remains of Jewish community leaders abducted and killed in the mid-1980s.
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese man who had been held prisoner in Israel was released Thursday, the first such handover since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war six months ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Lebanese officials said.
Israel has agreed to release five civilians in exchange for Lebanese assistance in locating the bodies of missing Lebanese Jewish leaders killed in the 1980s. Talks aimed at ending the war with Hezbollah remain stalled.
BEIRUT -- A Lebanese man who had been held prisoner in Israel was released Thursday, the first such handover since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war six months ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Lebanese officials said.
The Red Cross on Friday said it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after a first person was freed. Israel is believed to have seized dozens of people from Lebanon amidst its recent wars with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Four prisoners from Lebanon held in Israel were released and handed over to Lebanese authorities via the International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday as part of a deal between the two countries. In return, Lebanon agreed to search for the bodies of Jewish Lebanese citizens who went missing dur…
HAROUF, Lebanon (AP) — Four prisoners from Lebanon held in Israel were released and handed over to Lebanese authorities via the International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday as part of a deal between the two countries. In return,…
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