Conflict● ElevatedSep 3 · Sep 3, 2026, 7:45 PM
Israel releases first of 5 Lebanese prisoners
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · Middle East
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.
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