Five Lebanese detainees arrive home following release by Israel
Five Lebanese captives who had been detained by Israel have been freed and have arrived in Lebanon on March 11th, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported, according to the Middle East Eye.
The detainees were handed over to the Red Cross and are presently having health checks at the Lebanese-Italian hospital in Tyre. Israel had previously said it would free five Lebanese captives who were detained during the period of its war with Hezbollah.
A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said: “In coordination with the United States and as a gesture to Lebanon’s new president, Israel has agreed to release five Lebanese detainees.”
Middle East Eye
