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| Hezbollah-Israeli talks 'begin' | Hezbollah-Israeli talks 'begin' |
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| Hezbollah's leader has said indirect talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange have begun. | |
| In a TV interview, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said a UN mediator had been meeting officials from both sides, but provided no further details. | |
| Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers on 12 July sparked 34 days of a fierce fighting in Lebanon. | Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers on 12 July sparked 34 days of a fierce fighting in Lebanon. |
| In August, a UN-brokered truce ended the conflict, in which more than 1,200 people were killed. | In August, a UN-brokered truce ended the conflict, in which more than 1,200 people were killed. |
| "They are serious negotiations... this issue is on track. We are moving ahead," Sheikh Nasrallah told Hezbollah's TV station. | |
| "We have reached a stage of exchanging ideas, proposals or conditions." | |
| He refused to speculate on how long it could take to reach a deal, saying only it depended on "the nature of the negotiations". | He refused to speculate on how long it could take to reach a deal, saying only it depended on "the nature of the negotiations". |
| Israel has so far made no comment on the issue. | Israel has so far made no comment on the issue. |
| Hezbollah has offered to exchange the two Israeli soldiers for Arab prisoners in Israel, but Israel has repeatedly refused. More than 1,100 people - mostly civilians - were killed in Lebanon during the fighting. More than 150 Israelis - mainly soldiers - were killed. | |