Five of the 15 presumed terrorists Israeli marines captured last week on a boat bound from Lebanon to Cyprus have been handed over to International Committee of the Red Cross delegates in Israel.
A spokesman for the ICRC here confirmed that the persons turned over to the Red Cross delegates in the security zone in southern Lebanon include two Lebanese and three Palestinians.
The 10 others will be allowed visits by the ICRC after 14 days of detention.
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