Veterans of Israeli Special Forces are reportedly hiring themselves out to rescue fellow Israelis imprisoned in the Third World. The Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv said Sunday that the secret freelance team has so far extracted at least seven Israelis held in Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, at prices ranging from $120,000 to $300,000 per mission.
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