The International Red Cross reported here today that Avraharm Amram, 28, an Israeli soldier who was captured by terrorists in south Lebanon last month, was given the status of prisoner of war by his captors. The terrorists had announced that they would place him on trial as a war criminal, but the Red Cross said this will not now take place. Following his POW status, the Red Cross delegates will be allowed to visit him on a regular basis. No other information was immediately available. Earlier this month, he wrote to his family in Hadera saying he was in more or less good health.
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