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Jewish News 24 · Sep 3, 2026

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The Prime Minister's Office says PM Netanyahu instructed officials to advance efforts, as part of talks with Lebanon, to locate and return the bodies of Jewish community leaders abducted and murdered by terrorist groups in the mid-1980s. Israel and Lebanon have carried out extensive efforts in recent months, including operations on the ground. The PMO said Israel also released five Lebanese civilians detained in southern Lebanon after questioning determined they were not involved in terrorism and there was no reason to continue holding them.

The Prime Minister's Office says PM Netanyahu instructed officials to advance efforts, as part of talks with Lebanon, to locate and return the bodies of Jewish community leaders abducted and murdered by terrorist groups in the mid-1980s. Israel and Lebanon have carried out extensive efforts in recent months, including operations on the ground. The PMO said Israel also released five Lebanese civilians detained in southern Lebanon after questioning determined they were not involved in terrorism and there was no reason to continue holding them.

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