PM’s Office Announcement on behalf of Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch

Prime Minister’s Office Announcement on behalf of Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch

Salah Abu-Hussein, an Israeli citizen, who had been imprisoned in Lebanon for approximately one year, was returned to Israel this afternoon.

Pursuant to negotiations that were held in the past few months, with the assistance of the Red Cross, Abu-Hussein was handed over to Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch by the Lebanese authorities, at the Rosh Hanikra crossing.

After questioning and a preliminary medical examination, Abu-Hussein was taken by the IDF for comprehensive examinations at the hospital, following which he will meet his family.

The circumstances of the incident are under investigation by the security forces.