PM's office confirms Israel freeing 5 Lebanese civilian detainees as Beirut aids search for Jewish remains

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Hebrew media reports earlier today said Israel is slated to return five Lebanese prisoners to Lebanon today as a "goodwill gesture."
56% : Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
51% : As part of its negotiations with Lebanon, Israel agreed to release five Lebanese detainees in return for Beirut's recent assistance in efforts to locate and return the remains of Lebanese Jewish community figures, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says in a statement, confirming reports on the matter.
49% : "In recent months, numerous efforts have been undertaken to locate [the Jewish remains], by both Lebanon and Israel, including operations on the ground.
43% : An official told the Times of Israel last month that Israel and Lebanon were holding side negotiations on the identification and return of remains of Lebanese and Israeli Jews in exchange for Lebanese detainees.
37% : After questioning, "it became clear that [the Lebanese detainees] are civilians who are not members of a terrorist organization, were not involved in terrorism, and that there is no reason to continue holding them in Israel," the PMO adds.

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