Person: Sheik Abdel Karim Obeid

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Swapped prisoners fly back to Israel and Lebanon

In carefully choreographed moves, airliners carrying swapped prisoners landed almost simultaneously in Israel and Lebanon tonight.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2004

Hezbollah prisoner swap goes ahead

Military jets carrying prisoners to be swapped in a long-awaited deal between arch enemies Israel and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah touched down before dawn today under tight security at a military airport in Cologne.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2004

Israel set to exchange prisoners with Hezbollah guerrillas

ISRAEL yesterday released the names of prisoners to be freed in a swap with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, after soldiers started exhuming the bodies of Lebanese fighters to be returned as part of the deal.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2004

Israel set for Hezbollah prisoner swap

Israel today released the names of prisoners to be freed in a swap with Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, after soldiers started exhuming the bodies of Lebanese fighters to be returned as part of the deal.

Tue, 27 Jan, 2004