US EditionLebanon releases Israeli citizen held in detention for a year
Salah Abu-Hussein was held without an exchange after crossing the border; his release followed secret negotiations aided by the Red Cross, Israeli officials said.
- Lebanon returned Israeli citizen Salah Abu-Hussein to Israel after he was held for a year, as announced by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
- His return followed negotiations with the assistance of the Red Cross, but no one was released in exchange for him.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the return, calling it a positive step and a sign of things to come.
- The National Security Directorate reiterated the prohibition against entering enemy countries, citing clear dangers to safety.
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The Straits Times
Israel says citizen released from Lebanon
JERUSALEM - The Israeli prime minister's office said on Thursday that Israeli citizen Saleh Abu-Hussein, who was detained in Lebanon for about a year, returned to Israel following negotiations with the help of the Red Cross. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Lebanon returns Israeli citizen to Israel after year-long imprisonment
Salah Abu-Hussein's family searched for him for a year before learning he had been imprisoned in Lebanon. Neighbors say he has mental health issues, and Israeli security is investigating how and why he was detained
Israeli citizen imprisoned in Lebanon released after year, secret negotiations
Salah Abu-Hussein, Israeli national held in Lebanon for the last year, returned to Israel by Lebanese authorities via Rosh Hanikra crossing after months of secret talks mediated by Red Cross; no one released in exchange for him
Israeli citizen released from prison in Lebanon after nearly a year in captivity
Saleh Abu Hussein, an Israeli citizen who was imprisoned in Lebanon for about a year, was returned to Israel on Thursday. Lebanese authorities handed over Abu Hussein to Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch, the Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister’s Office, at the Rosh Hanikra/Ras Al Naqoura Crossing. After questioning... The post Israeli citizen released from prison in Lebanon after nearly a year in captivity appeared fir…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Thursday the return of Israeli Saleh Abu Hussein, who had been held in Lebanon for about a year, following negotiations with the help of the Red Cross. Netanyahu's office did not disclose details about the circumstances of Abu Hussein's detention, but the Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted security sources as saying that the circumstances of his arrest were being investigated. Th…
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