Israel update
Lebanese detainee returned through ICRC channel
The Times of Israel reports that Malek Ghazi was released from Israeli custody and handed to the Lebanese army through the International Committee of the Red Cross. The transfer is a concrete diplomatic-humanitarian step, though the full scope and timing of additional expected releases remained uncertain in the cited update.
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- Automatically published daily edition
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- Sep 3, 2026, 8:55 PM
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2026, 8:55 PM
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- Topic
- Israel-Lebanon diplomacy
- Primary actor
- Israel and Lebanon
- Arena
- Lebanon
Malek Ghazi was released from Israeli custody and transferred to the Lebanese army through the ICRC, according to the cited live reporting.
- The Times of IsraelRed Cross says it facilitated return to Lebanon of man detained by Israel
The report framed the handover as the first such transfer since the latest Israel-Hezbollah war began and said additional Lebanese detainee releases were expected, but had not all been completed at publication time.
- The Times of IsraelRed Cross says it facilitated return to Lebanon of man detained by Israel
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- Red Cross says it facilitated return to Lebanon of man detained by Israel The Times of Israel · Sep 3, 2026