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Last update - 22:52 15/07/2008 TIMELINE: How the prisoner exchange will be carried out By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent and The Associated Press Tags: Hezbollah, Israel  Israel and Hezbollah are set to carry out a prisoner exchange on Wednesday in which five Lebanses prisoners and the remains of 199 Lebanese fighters will be returned to Lebanon in exchange for two Israel Defense Forces reservists held hostage by the Lebanese milita. Late Tuesday: President Shimon Peres signed the pardon of Samir Kuntar, the notorious Lebanese terrorist who has been serving four life sentences in Israel for the murder of four Israelis in a 1979 terror attack in Nahariya. Early Wednesday: Israel is scheduled to transfer the remains of 199 Hezbollah militants to Lebanon. Advertisement 9 a.m. Wednesday: Hezbollah will then transfer two IDF reservists, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, to Israel. The two were abducted by Hezbollah in a cross-border raid in July 2006. The soldiers, alive or dead, will be transferred by the Red Cross. Later Wednesday: If Israel cannot identify the soldiers on site, their remains will be flown by helicopter to Jerusalem for an expedited DNA check. Israel estimates the test will be completed in about three hours. Wednesday: If positive identification of the soldiers is completed, Israel will then transfer the five Lebanese prisoners from a community near the border to the Lebanese side to complete the deal. The prisoners will be dressed in Hezbollah uniforms and flown by helicopter to Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, where they will be welcomed by the Lebanese president, chairman of the parliament and the prime minister. While the exchange is underway, the families of Regev and Goldwasser will be waiting at the Shraga camp in the western Galilee. The IDF will let the families choose who they want to join them in the camp for the duration of the prisoner exchange. The IDF plans to move the returned hostages to the camp as soon as they are positively identified in order to allow their families to reunite with them away from the press. Related articles: Cabinet ratifies Hezbollah prisoner swap deal, 22-3 Report: One of IDF soldiers to be swapped was killed in kidnapping Mother of Kuntar victim: How can you pardon him? 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.   Cowardly Siniora welcomes greets his overlords 22:37  |  McQueen 15/07/08   2.   they forgot one part Israelis dream of re: the exchange 22:57  |  Richard S 15/07/08   3.   Swap 23:10  |  Marc 15/07/08   4.   What of the other IDF remains? 23:15  |  DesMnsDave 15/07/08   5.   shamfull day for lebanon 00:28  |  lebjew 16/07/08   6.   Kuntar 01:03  |  Skeptic 16/07/08   7.   one more thing 04:54  |  democrat 16/07/08   8.   Stop your whining... 07:40  |  BBSNews 16/07/08   9.   # 2 to richard s in toronto re: timing 06:39  |  eric 17/07/08

Read & React Olmert's team now questioning Talansky over 'cash envelopes' Responses: 3 Zvi Bar'el: It took 2 years, but Nasrallah kept promise to free Kuntar Responses: 11 Ex-envoy to South Africa: Calling Israel apartheid insults victims of that regime Send response The new 'Obama advisor' problem: Senator Chuck Hagel Responses: 65 Rosner's Domain Why does Israel keep agreeing to prisoner swaps? Talansky threatened to use a bomb - a long time ago (WTR) The new 'Obama advisor' problem: Senator Chuck Hagel Attacking Iran to get the world's attention? More Headlines 08:23 After swap, Israel fears Hezbollah will escalate tensions in North 09:40 Olmert's team now questioning Talansky over 'cash envelopes' 09:50 ANALYSIS / It took 2 years, but Nasrallah kept promise to free Kuntar 08:20 Regev and Goldwasser to receive military funerals Thursday 01:30 Israel concerned by U.S. plans to meet with Iranian envoy 09:49 Amman gunman wounds Israeli Arab, 5 others before shooting self 08:12 Woman who inherited Kafka writings refuses to dispel manuscripts mystery 02:17 Former MI head under investigation for disclosing state secrets 02:56 Outside the Regev home, family and neighbors share the sorrow 03:39 Barak: IDF will always work to bring the boys home 08:44 Top MK: Public pressure on abductees forced decision makers' hands 23:06 Veteran Mideast journalist Eric Silver dies aged 73 Previous Editions Select Day 16 jul 15 jul 14 jul 13 jul 11 jul 10 jul 09 jul 08 jul 07 jul 06 jul 04 jul 03 jul

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