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Israel/Lebanon: Lebanese detainee repatriated and
human remains transferred under ICRC auspices
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The handover operation took place in Rosh Hanikra / Ras Naqura at the Israeli-Lebanese border in presence of ICRC delegates.
At the same time, Hezbollah officials at the border handed over to the ICRC a box of unidentified human remains, requesting that they be returned to Israel.
The ICRC duly facilitated this handover to the Israeli authorities.
"Our role is strictly humanitarian and part of our ongoing work to restore and maintain contact between people detained in connection with armed conflict and their families," said Paul Conneally, deputy head of the ICRC delegation in Israel and the occupied territories.
"The ICRC is acting in its capacity as a neutral intermediary at the request of the Israeli authorities and with the full consent of all parties concerned." Prior to Nessim Nisr's release and transfer, ICRC delegates had regularly visited him to assess his conditions of detention and treatment.
They had also conveyed Red Cross messages (brief personal messages) between the detainee and his relatives.
For further information, please contact:
Helge Kvam, ICRC Jerusalem +972 52 601 91 50
Yael Segev-Eytan (Hebrew), ICRC Tel Aviv, tel.
+972 3 524 52 86 or +972 52 275 75 17
Christian Cardon, ICRC Beirut, tel.
+961 1 739 297/8/9 or +961 70 12 98 69
Claudia Mc Goldrick, ICRC Geneva, tel.
+41 22 730 34 43
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
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