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February 22, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/world/middleeast/israel-syria-prisoner-swap.html

Israel and Syria Complete a Prisoner Swap, Mediated by Russia

(New York Times) Patrick Kingsley - On Thursday, Israel and Syria participated in a Russian-mediated prisoner swap that saw an Israeli woman held by Syria exchanged for two Syrian shepherds captured by Israel, the Israeli government announced Friday. The woman, 23, previously tried to illegally enter Jordan and Gaza, and Syrian authorities quickly realized that she was a civilian rather than a spy, an Israeli official said.

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