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Israel Defense Forces reserves troops Ehud Goldwasser (R) and Eldad Regev, who were abducted by Hezbollah last year. (Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 16:49 11/10/2007 Israel denies it believes troops captured by Hezbollah are dead By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service Israel on Thursday denied a report that claimed it believes Israel Defense Forces soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were killed during their abduction by Hezbollah last year. Jerusalem said there was no change in its assumption that the two soldiers whose kidnapping by the Lebanese Islamic group sparked the Second Lebanon War were still alive. Earlier Thursday, the London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Hayat quoted a French diplomatic source as saying Israel believes Goldwasser and Regev had died from wounds incurred in the cross-border attack. Advertisement Israel believes Hezbollah's refusal to allow visits to the soldiers were a "maneuver" to hide their fate, al-Hayat's sources said. According to an IDF report published in December, tests carried out at the site of the cross-border attack show the two soldiers were hurt at the time of their kidnapping -one seriously and the other critically. Army officials refused to identify which of the two they believe was more badly wounded. The French source also touched upon Israel's strike in Syria and said that Western military intelligence sources have confirmed its target was a North Korean nuclear instillation. British army radars located in Cyprus picked up the signatures of the Israeli aircraft en route to their targets, the source said. Israel has remained silent on the strike in order not to destabilize the Syrian government, he added Bookmark to del.icio.us An exclusive drink We are more familiar with its stepson, gin, but jenever truly 'makes the heart rejoice'. Citizens unite Azulai's vital book focuses on photography in the contexts of occupation and exploitation.   1.   The cruelty of Nasrullah 11:32  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/10/07   2.   Margie in Tel Aviv 12:09  |  Imad 11/10/07   3.   Imad 2 12:22  |  alan 11/10/07   4.   Those two soldiers 12:32  |  JJ 11/10/07   5.   to Imad 13:01  |  david 11/10/07   6.   JJ has no mercy for child killers, period! 13:02  |  mahatma 11/10/07   7.   #4 -JJ has suggestions for Olmert 13:05  |  peter 11/10/07   8.   Could be true 14:28  |  Mark Lincoln 11/10/07   9.   wow 15:08  |  democrat 11/10/07   10.   david 15:25  |  Imad 11/10/07   11.   J.J. 15:49  |  even 11/10/07   12.   to "democrat" 15:52  |  even 11/10/07   13.   Sadly, they are already long dead (and in heaven), proof is... 16:29  |  Moshe 11/10/07   14.   TO #13 ITS CALLED USING YOUR BRAIN 17:15  |  TOO GOOD 11/10/07   15.   To Democrat #9 18:29  |  Truth be told 11/10/07   16.   Good Job Boyz 03:05  |  USA Boy 12/10/07   17.   To # 15 The Ignet 08:22  |  Jaco the Jewler 12/10/07   18.   keeping the facts straight 18:54  |  dmw 14/10/07

Today Online Bradley Burston: Ann Coulter's dream of a Jew-free America Responses: 167 Ministers approve renewal of dig at disputed Mugrabi Gate Responses: 62 Report: Abducted IDF soldiers transferred to Iran after capture Responses: 106 Rice arrives in region to help advance peace talks ahead of summit Responses: 78 Gideon Levy: Israeli journalists can go to Syria and Iraq, but not to the Gaza Strip Responses: 36 Rosner's Domain * New Poll: Is Rice's effort brave, pathetic, realistic or dangerous? * WTR: Clinton's complicated position on Iran * State-religion American-style, a mirror image Israel's formulation * Is it OK for Coulter to want Jews to become Christian? More Headlines 18:07 Rice: Only focus on core issues can boost peace process 13:33 Israel denies report that abducted IDF soldiers were turned over to Iran 16:16 Barak heads to United States to promote Israeli rocket defense 14:51 Israel refuses entry to 6 Gazans in urgent need of medical care 17:57 Israeli historian wins German Book Trade's 2007 peace prize 17:59 London Jews celebrate U.K. Jewish history in Trafalgar Square rally 17:54 Teachers, Treasury conclude meeting over strike without breakthrough 14:06 Lieberman seeks to encourage aliyah of Russian Jews from Canada 09:45 PA to pressure U.S. to support freeze on settlement building 13:29 Mofaz to announce formation of aviation safety task force 15:02 Mugrabi excavations delayed due to appeal by Arab minister 09:16 Report: IAF strike targeted partly finished nuclear reactor in Syria 14:31 Haaretz.com TV exclusive: Rare footage of the protests in Burma Previous Editions Select Day 12 oct 11 oct 10 oct 09 oct 08 oct 07 oct 05 oct 04 oct 03 oct 02 oct 01 oct 30 sep

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