Word: lebanons
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Last week, Israel's proxy militia in Lebanon freed 51 of its 300 to 400 Arab prisoners and returned the remains of nine Lebanese guerillas after receiving evidence that one of the missing Israeli soldiers had died...
...BEIRUT, Lebanon--Lebanon's top Shiite Muslim cleric said yesterday that a Western hostage would be released in weeks, but urged a one-time swap involving the captives and Arab prisoners to end the crisis...
Shamseddine called for a comprehensive swap--rather than gradual releases--of Arab prisoners held by Israel in return for the 11 Westerners held by Shiites in Lebanon. But Israel says the detainees will only be freed after a full accounting of its seven missing servicemen...
Iran has helped secure the release of hostages in Lebanon in recent years, and backs the Shiite extremist group Hezbollah, or Party of God, that reportedly controls factions holding the hostages...
Officials in Syria, the main power broker in Lebanon and the first stop for most released hostages, also said yesterday that they have been on constant alert since Wednesday...