(ANSAmed) - BEIRUT, FEBRUARY 17 - An exchange of prisoners is underway between Israel and Syria after the arrest by the Syrian authorities of an Israeli citizen who illegally entered Syrian territory from the Golan highlands. This was reported a little while ago by the Syrian government agency Sana, which specified that the exchange of prisoners is taking place thanks to Russian mediation. According to Sana, Syria has called for the release of two Syrians, residents of the disputed Golan Heights, annexed by Israel in 1981, from years held in Israeli prisons. This is Nidal al Moqt eDiyab Qamhuz. (ANSAmed). (HANDLE).
Syria: Sana, prisoner exchange with Israel underway
2021-02-17T16:34:30.887Z
An exchange of prisoners is underway between Israel and Syria after the arrest by the Syrian authorities of an Israeli citizen who illegally entered Syrian territory from the disputed Golan Heights. (HANDLE)