Israel may repatriate 25 Jordanian security prisoners as part of an exchange deal with Hezbollah, Israel’s Channel 2 television said. According to the report, Israeli officials made the offer to Amman in a bid to avoid bolstering Hezbollah by directly satisfying its demand for the release of Jordanian as well as Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners.
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