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waiting near the border to swiftly transport them to a hiding place in the village of Ayta ash-Shab. Another
Hezbollah squad, armed with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, covered the kidnappers. The Lebanese newspaper "Al-Akhbar" provided detailed descriptions of the extensive preparations and execution of the abduction.
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were buried. In
Lebanon, celebrations of joy took place, and a holiday was declared. Thousands of people participated in their funerals. Ehud Goldwasser was buried in the military cemetery in Nahariya, and Eldad Regev was buried in the military cemetery in Haifa. After the Sabbath, their coffins were
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type that were called for patrol along the border. From the first vehicle, carrying soldiers Rgev and
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communication line 105, at a location where Route Zar'it-Shetula crosses the border, a
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