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ABC News: Israel, Hezbollah to Swap Prisoners on Wed
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In particular, the families are worried that criticism of Hezbollah's report on Ron Arad, and the fact that his fate remains a mystery, could provide an excuse for cancelling the deal. (article 4) A number of ministers and advisors estimated Monday that despite such problems, a majority of the cabinet will vote in favor of completing the exchange tomorrow. (article 4) The prison service said Sunday Israel would free five Lebanese, including the perpetrator of one of the most notorious attacks in Israeli history. (article 2) The 80-page report, details Hezbollah's efforts to solve the mystery of Arad's disappearance in May 1988, a year and a half after his capture by militants of the Lebanese Shi'ite Amal organization. (article 3) Upon arriving in Israel, the report was sent to be reviewed by Military Intelligence, Mossad and the Shin Bet security service, and was later to be passed on to Ilan Biran of the Prime Minister's Bureau. (article 3) BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's political leaders formed a new cabinet on Friday, putting an end to weeks of haggling and formalizing an earlier agreement that hands decisive new powers to Hezbollah and its allies in the opposition. (article 6)

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