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Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that five Lebanese citizens will be released after it was determined they have no ties to militant groups. The decision comes amid negotiations with Lebanon to recover the remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped in the mid-1980s. One of the detainees, Malek Kamal Ghazi, has already been released, while 35 Lebanese detainees remain in Israel, including 20 civilians. The release is part of a U.S.-mediated framework agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon in June to work towards releasing detainees and returning remains.
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Israel has released five Lebanese detainees, including four who were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as part of negotiations with Lebanon to recover the remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped in the 1980s. These detainees had been held without charge for various periods, including Malek Kamal Ghazi, who was released on September 2 and confirmed by Lebanese authorities not to be a member of Hezbollah. The release is part of a framework agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon in June, mediated by the US, which aims to resolve outstanding issues such as detention and missing persons. 35 Lebanese detainees remain in Israel, including 20 civilians, according to sources cited by Reuters. The releases are seen as a positive step towards improving relations between the two countries, which have been strained due to ongoing conflicts and invasions.

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Israel has already released one of the five, Malek Kamal Ghazi, who was captured in October 2025 and handed over by the Red Cross to Lebanese authorities at the Naqoura crossing, a Lebanese security source and a source at the prisoners' commission told Reuters.
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🔮 Israel will release five Lebanese citizens detained in southern Lebanon after finding they had no links to militant groups, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday.
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Israel to release five Lebanese detainees amid talks with Lebanon asserted
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Israel will release five Lebanese citizens detained in southern Lebanon after finding they had no links to militant groups, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday. asserted
office → release → Thursday
It said the decision came amid negotiations with Lebanon to recover the remains of Jewish community leaders kidnapped and killed there in the mid-1980s. asserted
decision → say → mid-1980s
Israel and Lebanon have carried out several efforts in recent months to locate the remains, including operations on the ground, Netanyahu's office said. asserted
office → carry → ground
Israel has already released one of the five, Malek Kamal Ghazi, who was captured in October 2025 and handed over by the Red Cross to Lebanese authorities at the Naqoura crossing, a Lebanese security source and a source at the prisoners' commission told Reuters. asserted
source → release → Reuters
The sources denied reports that Ghazi was a Hezbollah member and said the four others due to be released were also civilians. asserted
others → deny → reports
They said 35 Lebanese detainees remained in Israel, including 20 civilians. asserted
detainees → say → civilians
Israel and Lebanon signed a U.S.-mediated framework agreement in June that included pledges to work towards the release of detainees and the search for and return of remains. asserted
that → sign → remains
The agreement also envisages an eventual Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon as the Lebanese army takes control and disarms Iran-backed Hezbollah, terms the group has rejected. asserted
group → envisage → terms
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