The announcement came after Lebanon said its army received a man returned by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the first since Beirut called in August talks for the release of an initial group seized since the start of a 2024 Israel-Hezbollah war.
“It was decided to release five Lebanese civilians who were arrested in areas under (Israeli army) control in southern Lebanon,” the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
“After their interrogation was completed, it became clear that they are civilians who are not members of any terrorist organisation, have not engaged in terrorism, and there is…
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