Red Cross representatives have visited four captured Israelis in Egypt and report them to be in good condition, it was learned from Red Cross sources today. The captives are a pilot, Avinoam Kalbs, Lt. Dan Avidan and two civilian canteen workers. The Red Cross reported that Lt. Avidan, who was injured, is now out of the hospital and in an Egyptian prison. The Red Cross representatives are not permitted to visit two Israeli soldiers captured in an Egyptian commando raid across the Suez Canal May 31. The families of two Israeli pilots shot down and imprisoned in Syria have received letters from them via the Red Cross, it was learned today.
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