Israel signs up to prisoner swap agreement with Hezbollah
Monday, 7 July 2008
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Israel has signed an agreement to swap prisoners with the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, according to a statement today.
The statement said the deal was signed "in the presence of a UN representative."
The Israelis said implementation of the deal depends on carrying out further steps, but did not say what they are.
Israel approved the swap on June 29. Israel will hand over Samir Kantar, serving multiple life terms for a 1979 attack in Israel's north, as well as four Hezbollah prisoners and dozens of bodies of fighters.
In return, Israel is to receive two soldiers captured by Hezbollah in a 2006 cross-border raid that set off a fierce 34-day war.
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