Hizbullah receives killed fighters
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 11/26/2005

The Lebanese Hizbullah party received the bodies of three of its fighters who were killed last Monday during confrontations with the Israeli army at a contact point between the two sides near the separation line known as the Blue Line.

The handing over operations was carried out at al-Naqoura border crossing, where a crowd of Hizbullah party members existed, led by Hizbullah official in the south Sheikh Nabil Qawouq.

The handing over operation was made via the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, accompanied by five vehicles that retrieved the bodies from the Israeli side to Lebanon, carrying the bodies of Wisam al-Bawab (26 year old), Ali Shams Eddine (26 year old) and Muhammad Baqer al-Musawi ( 25 year old).

Unarmed members of Hizbullah organized military parade at the moment of receiving the bodies with the participation of hundreds of supporters who were carrying the flags of Lebanon and Hizbullah and chanted slogans "death for America .. death for Israel." Hizbullah expected to have a larger funeral for the three martyrs in Beirut later in the day.

Four members of the Hizbullah party had been killed and 11 Israeli soldiers injured during confrontations between the two sides in the surrounding of the Shabaa Farms where the Israeli army kept the bodies of three men, while the Hizbullah party was able to retrieve him from the site of the confrontations.

The spokesman for the Israeli army said that returning back of the bodies was decided at the request of the Lebanese government, adding that Israel considers the Lebanese government responsible for the terrorist activities targeting Israel from the Lebanese territories.

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