Hizbulah, Israel, deny suspension of negotiations

Both Hizbulah and Israel denied news reports on the suspension of the negotiations of prisoners and detainees between the two sides.

A statement issued by the central media unit in Hizbulah party said quoting a source close to the party denied a report which said that the party was notified by the German mediator that Israel suspended prisoners exchange negotiations and the source stressed that this news is false. Usually Hizbullah talking about this issue to its secretary general Hassan Nasrullah. On the other hand, the Israeli daily Haaretz quoted Israeli sources as denying the content of news reports on the suspension of negotiations.

Simultaneously, the family of the Israeli pilot Ron Arad announced in a press conference held in Tel Aviv yesterday launching of a citizens campaign calling for noto releasing the Lebanese prisoner Mustafa al-Deirani before learning about Arad's fate. The family intends to organize a demonstration on October 16 on the 17th anniversary of Arad's plane downing in Lebanon.