Persons Named By Hezbollah
Hezbollah has named two individuals who it says are Lebanese citizens held in Israeli jails.
- Yehia Skaff is accused of participating in the 1978 Coastal Road massacre. According to Hezbollah, several former Lebanese detainees said they have seen him in an Israeli prison. Israeli sources said he was killed in the massacre with his body never found.
- Ali Faratan is a fisherman. Hezbollah gave no reason for his alleged detention. Israel denies holding him.
Hezbollah demanded the release of Samir Kuntar, Nissim Nasser, and Skaff at the time of the 2004 Israel-Hezbollah prisoner exchange. On June 1, 2008, Nasser was released in exchange for the body parts of Israeli soldiers killed during the 2006 Lebanon war. Kuntar was released in a prisoner exchange on July 16, 2008.
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