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Hezbollah chief agrees to prisoner swap with Israel
Hezbollah chief agrees to prisoner swap with Israel
Hezbollah agreed to a prisoner swap with Israel within two weeks, according to its leader Hassan Nasrallah. The exchange will see two Israeli soldiers released in return for five Lebanese prisoners and the remains of around 200 militants.

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday said a prisoner exchange between his Lebanese Shiite movement and Israel would take place within the next two weeks.
  
"I officially announce that the accord has been accepted from our part and the matter closed, and we will respect the steps which are to be taken, God willing," he said at a news conference held by videolink.
  
"I will not set an exact date. The sooner it takes place the better," Nasrallah said. "I believe that in a week or two it will be implemented... July 15 is the most probable, a bit before or a bit after."

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