The International Red Cross announced here today that agreement had been reached by Israel and Egypt on a general exchange of prisoners of the June war.
The exchange will begin in a few days at the Suez Canal, the announcement said. Israel is holding more than 4,000 Egyptian prisoners. Egypt is detaining 16 Israeli soldiers, most of them airmen.
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