Released Arab citizen of Israel held in Lebanon for a year

The Israeli Prime Minister’s office announced on Thursday that the Israeli citizen Saleh Abu-Hussein, who had been held in Lebanon for a year, returned to Israel after negotiations with the mediation of the Red Cross. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the return of the citizen. “This is a positive step and a sign of the things to come,” he wrote on the X platform. The prime minister’s office did not reveal details about the detention conditions of the Arab citizen of Israel Abu-Hussein. But he announced that the Lebanese authorities handed over the man to the border crossing Ross Hanikra in northwestern Israel. The man was initially questioned, underwent medical examination and transferred to a clinic. Later, he will reunite with his family. It is not yet known how this man ended up in the neighboring country. “The conditions of the incident are being investigated by security forces,” Netanyahu’s office said, adding that negotiations, with the support of the Red Cross, to release the man, were conducting them. […]
Source: News Beast

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