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Jailed Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar. (Archives) Last update - 11:15 14/07/2008 Days before swap deal, Kuntar starts bidding cellmates good-bye By Jack Khoury and Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon  Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar, who is expected to be released as part of the upcoming swap for kidnapped soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, began saying good-bye to his cellmates at Hadarim Prison on Sunday. Kuntar has been told over the past few weeks that he will be released soon. Kuntar, a Druze, received four life sentences after he infiltrated Israel in 1979, murdered three people - Danny Haran, Haran's four-year-old daughter Einat and a policeman - and caused two-year-old Yael Haran's death by suffocation as her mother, Smadar, tried to quiet her crying while hiding from Kuntar. Advertisement President Shimon Peres will formally pardon Kuntar only after Tuesday's cabinet vote on the prisoner exchange with Hezbollah. The President's Residence said Peres has been briefed and is aware of the intelligence agencies' opposition to the release, but is not expected to present any obstacles. Kuntar's lawyer, Elias Sabag, visited him Sunday in jail for the last time. "The feeling is that I will never see him again; at least not in the near future," Sabag said. "He is very excited, as are his cellmates." Sabag said Kuntar has not been officially informed of his release, "but all signs indicate that this is his last week behind bars. He will be free after 30 years." Kuntar has refused to give interviews to the Israeli media, but is expected to grant extensive interviews when he returns to Lebanon. His lawyer and cellmates said Kuntar denies murdering the Haran family. Related articles: Mother of Kuntar victim: This monster will be a Lebanon hero Former cellmate says Samir Kuntar never meant to kill anyone Free the monster Samir Kuntar Bookmark to del.icio.us   Hezbollah abduction How the Lebanese militia captured two IDF reservists in 2006, illustrated in pictures. Kuntar's crimes Israeli YouTube video details the 1979 terror attack perpetrated by Samir Kuntar.   1.   Samir Kuntar says... 08:33  |  Maureen Ann 14/07/08   2.   THEY ALL NEED TO BE SENT BACK HOME THE SAME WAY THE ISRAELI 08:38  |  glenna 14/07/08   3.   If Kuntar is freed, Israel 08:43  |  Vladimir 14/07/08   4.   pardon 08:45  |  ronit 14/07/08   5.   What a friggin insane sheme it is this cretin is released 09:27  |  Johnny 14/07/08   6.   Maureen Ann says................. 09:32  |  Connie 14/07/08   7.   #6 Connie. Advise all you like... bossy boots. 09:57  |  Maureen Ann 14/07/08   8.   Kuntar has paid more than most 10:10  |  Natallie Durson 14/07/08   9.   MAUREEN Here are Arab eyewitness accounts of Dir Yassin 10:40  |  PETER SM 14/07/08   10.   #7 Get real 10:46  |  Rab Burns 14/07/08   11.   Kuntar soon to pay for his crimes 11:02  |  Gregor 14/07/08   12.   See, Natallie you are wrong AGAIN.... 11:09  |  Michael Durson 14/07/08   13.   natallie durson 11:35  |  Jen 14/07/08   14.   After bragging so long about his deeds he is of course denying it 12:35  |  De 14/07/08   15.   Nutalie and MA 19:33  |  Geronimo 14/07/08   16.   fake 21:01  |  seeking truth 14/07/08   17.   Kuntar DESERVES to pay more than most Nat 04:16  |  dsharon 15/07/08   18.   Maureen Ann do you want to tell this to Smadar? 09:07  |  Dan 15/07/08   19.   KUNTAR STARTS CELEBRATING HIS NEW LIFE WHILE THE SOLDIERS FAMILY 17:45  |  glenna 17/07/08

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