Six Israeli prisoners held by the Syrians for up to two years are exchanged for 291 Syrian POWs and 20 others, mostly Golan Heights Druze, in the first prisoner of war exchange in 10 years between Israel and Syria, worked out under the auspices of the International Red Cross.
The Israel Defense Force and the U.S. armed forces hold their first joint exercise under an agreement by both countries to provide medical assistance to cases of accidents or natural disasters to the forces of either in the region.
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