"Israel" prepared for Prisoner Swap
Source: Al-Manar TV, 15-07-2008
In the meantime, the picture on the other side of the border is completely different. The ‘Israeli' occupation army began preparations for their burial and has made arrangements for their military funerals to be held on Thursday, one day after the planned "Al-Redwan Operation", though no word about the state of the captured soldiers had been formally said by any official source from Hizbullah.
In contrast to the occupation army, the International Red Cross plans to post a doctor on either side of the border to provide treatment if needed, its spokeswoman Yael Segev-Eitan told ‘Israeli' daily "The Jerusalem Post".
"We have no indication of what to expect, so we have made preparations for either eventuality," Segev-Eitan said. "A doctor will wait on the Lebanese side of the border and another doctor will wait on the ‘Israeli' side," she said. "Our Lebanon mission has not received any orders yet."
On Monday, the ‘Israeli' cabinet met for a special session to discuss Hizbullah's report on its efforts to determine the fate of missing ‘Israeli' airman Ron Arad Tuesday. The ministers will be briefed on its assessment following deliberations by the heads of the country's intelligence organizations.
A number of ministers and advisors estimated Monday that despite such problems, a majority of the cabinet will vote in favor of completing the exchange tomorrow.
Barak and Olmert will meet to discuss Hizbullah's report on Arad ahead of Tuesday's cabinet session. They will be joined by senior defense officials. On Sunday night, the heads of the security establishment and intelligence agencies met to discuss the report, and the disagreements remained: the head of the Mossad, Meir Dagan, and the head of the Shin Bet security service, Yuval Diskin, oppose the swap deal in its present form. The head of Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, as well as his commander, Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, support the deal, despite their reservations about the report on Ron Arad.
Ofer Dekel, the chief ‘Israeli' negotiator for the deal with the Hizbullah, is scheduled to present
the report to the cabinet along with the framework of the deal.
Meanwhile, the ‘Israel' Prisons Service has placed the four Hizbullah detainees together in the Hadarim Prison near Netanya, in preparation for their return to Lebanon as part of the deal, along with detainee Samir Kintar.
In the meantime, the picture on the other side of the border is completely different. The ‘Israeli' occupation army began preparations for their burial and has made arrangements for their military funerals to be held on Thursday, one day after the planned "Al-Redwan Operation", though no word about the state of the captured soldiers had been formally said by any official source from Hizbullah.
In contrast to the occupation army, the International Red Cross plans to post a doctor on either side of the border to provide treatment if needed, its spokeswoman Yael Segev-Eitan told ‘Israeli' daily "The Jerusalem Post".
"We have no indication of what to expect, so we have made preparations for either eventuality," Segev-Eitan said. "A doctor will wait on the Lebanese side of the border and another doctor will wait on the ‘Israeli' side," she said. "Our Lebanon mission has not received any orders yet."
On Monday, the ‘Israeli' cabinet met for a special session to discuss Hizbullah's report on its efforts to determine the fate of missing ‘Israeli' airman Ron Arad Tuesday. The ministers will be briefed on its assessment following deliberations by the heads of the country's intelligence organizations.
A number of ministers and advisors estimated Monday that despite such problems, a majority of the cabinet will vote in favor of completing the exchange tomorrow.
Barak and Olmert will meet to discuss Hizbullah's report on Arad ahead of Tuesday's cabinet session. They will be joined by senior defense officials. On Sunday night, the heads of the security establishment and intelligence agencies met to discuss the report, and the disagreements remained: the head of the Mossad, Meir Dagan, and the head of the Shin Bet security service, Yuval Diskin, oppose the swap deal in its present form. The head of Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, as well as his commander, Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, support the deal, despite their reservations about the report on Ron Arad.
Ofer Dekel, the chief ‘Israeli' negotiator for the deal with the Hizbullah, is scheduled to present
the report to the cabinet along with the framework of the deal.
Meanwhile, the ‘Israel' Prisons Service has placed the four Hizbullah detainees together in the Hadarim Prison near Netanya, in preparation for their return to Lebanon as part of the deal, along with detainee Samir Kintar.
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