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| Israel signs prisoner swap deal | Israel signs prisoner swap deal |
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| Israel has formally signed a deal with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to exchange prisoners. | Israel has formally signed a deal with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to exchange prisoners. |
| An Israeli statement said the agreement had been signed "in the presence of a UN representative". | An Israeli statement said the agreement had been signed "in the presence of a UN representative". |
| Under the deal, two Israeli soldiers - seized in a 2006 raid and believed to be dead - will be handed over. | Under the deal, two Israeli soldiers - seized in a 2006 raid and believed to be dead - will be handed over. |
| The bodies of fighters killed during years of conflict between the two sides will also be handed over by Israel, which has already begun exhuming them. | The bodies of fighters killed during years of conflict between the two sides will also be handed over by Israel, which has already begun exhuming them. |
| The capture of Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev triggered a 34-day war between Israel and the Hezbollah movement. | The capture of Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev triggered a 34-day war between Israel and the Hezbollah movement. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he believes the pair are dead. Hezbollah has not confirmed that. | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he believes the pair are dead. Hezbollah has not confirmed that. |
| The Israeli cabinet agreed the exchange a week ago. | The Israeli cabinet agreed the exchange a week ago. |
| Hezbollah's leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, has also said the group will provide information on missing Israeli airman Ron Arad. | Hezbollah's leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, has also said the group will provide information on missing Israeli airman Ron Arad. |
| Samir Qantar, who has been in jail since 1979 for his part in a deadly guerrilla raid, will be among the Lebanese prisoners handed over by Israel. | Samir Qantar, who has been in jail since 1979 for his part in a deadly guerrilla raid, will be among the Lebanese prisoners handed over by Israel. |