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Israel identifies remains of soldiers handed by Hezbollah
The Israeli military says it has identified the remains of five soldiers from tissue transferred from Lebanon earlier this week.
- AP
- Published: 13:57 June 3, 2008
Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli military says it has identified the remains of five soldiers from tissue transferred from Lebanon earlier this week.
The army says it is still conducting forensic work, and it is not clear whether remains from other soldiers might still be identified.
The soldiers were killed during Israel's 2006 war against Hezbollah.
Hezbollah turned over the remains on Sunday after Israel freed convicted spy Nassim Nisr.
Tuesday's military announcement was the first confirmation that the remains were of Israeli soldiers.
The spy's release and the remains handover have fueled speculation that a prisoner swap is in the works.
Israel is believed to be holding seven Lebanese, while Hezbollah has two Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked the war.
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