Israeli sources said Palestinian militia leader Marwan Barghouti will not be part of a prisoner- release deal between Israel and Hezbollah. The deal under discussion would involve the release of hundreds of Palestinian, Libyan, Syrian and Jordanian prisoners — including Hezbollah leader Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid and Shi’ite activist Mustafa Dirani — in exchange for the release from Lebanon of kidnapped Israeli businessman Elhanan Tannenbaum and the remains of three abducted Israeli soldiers.
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