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Thousands of mourners turned out Thursday for the burials of two Israeli soldiers returned in a prisoner exchange with Lebanese guerrillas, laying to rest the young men whose unknown fate had riveted the Jewish state for two years.
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Four tractor-trailers carrying the remains of nearly 200 Lebanese and Palestinian fighters are headed to Lebanon’s capital a day after a prisoner exchange between...
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A look at five Lebanese prisoners freed by Israel on Wednesday as part of an exchange deal with Hezbollah:
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Lebanese militant Samir Kantar and four other prisoners have crossed into a buffer zone between Lebanon and Israel.
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Israeli security officials say they fear the Lebanese militia Hezbollah will attack Israel after the sides complete a prisoner swap this week.
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Israel TV on Sunday showed tractors working at a cemetery where Lebanese and Palestinian fighters are buried, part of a prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah’s leader says his group will hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners in Israel.
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in this picture released by the Lebanese official photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanese Prime Minister, Fuad Saniora, right, Arab league Secretary General Amr Moussa, second right, Prime and Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani, center, and...
