Jewish and Arab youth in Israel launched a solidarity convoy for three Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hezbollah in Lebanon since October. The convoy left from Tiberias, the hometown of one of the soldiers, Adi Avitan, and was headed for the Knesset in Jerusalem.
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