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Israel hands over Hizbollah spy in return for soldiers' remains
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Amid rumours the release might be part of a prisoner swap, Lebanese group Hezbollah returned remains of Israeli soldiers killed in the 2006 war. (article 2)
Mr Nasser was driven to the border crossing near Lebanon's southern town of Naqoura in an unmarked white jeep and handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). (article 2)
Hezbollah officials had prepared a celebratory party for his return, with a stage erected near the border and loudspeakers blaring patriotic music across a main square. (article 2)
The Hezbollah gesture, along with recent comments by its leader, signaled that a larger prisoner exchange could be in the works between the two bitter enemies. (article 4)
Israel said publicly that Sunday's exchanges were unrelated to a deal that would include Israel releasing the longest-serving Lebanese prisoner and Hezbollah setting free two soldiers captured in a 2006 cross-border raid that sparked a monthlong war. (article 4)
Helge Kvam called Hezbollah's move a " complete surprise and the Israeli military said the move was not coordinated. (article 4)
Formerly classified documents released Friday by the National Archives show that many officers felt the Americans, in contrast, did not have a knack for deceiving the enemy. (article 7)
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Source articles
- /hasen/objects/pages/PrintArticleEn.jhtml?itemNo=988479 (haaretz.com, 05/30/2008, 1383 words)
- Israel sends back Hezbollah spy (BBC News, 06/01/2008, 315 words)
- Israel frees Hezbollah spy, gets soldiers' remains (cbc.ca, 06/01/2008, 564 words)
- ABC News: Israel Frees Hezbollah Spy, Gets Soldiers' Remains (ABCNews, 06/01/2008, 342 words)
- Israel hands over Hizbollah spy in return for soldiers' remains (ft.com, 06/02/2008, 175 words)
- Elections 2003 (haaretz.com, 06/02/2008, 1757 words)
- Britain looked to Israel for lessons in military deception (haaretz.com, 05/30/2008, 583 words)
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