Another 100 Lebanese detainees held at the Atlit military camp since their transfer there from the Ansar detention camp in south Lebanon as the Israel Defense Force withdrew from Lebanon, will be released tomorrow, military sources said today. Some 1,200 Lebanese detainees were transferred from Ansar to Atlit last April.
The 100 detainees will be taken to Lebanon through the Rosh Hanikra border crossing and released at Ras Bayda at the edge of the south Lebanon security zone. With their release, the Atlit camp’s Lebanese population will be reduced to about 250 detainees, who are scheduled to soon be released in small groups. Last month, Israel released several hundred Lebanese held at Atlit. (By Hugh Orgel)
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