{
  "id": 5388214,
  "title": "Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lebanon-receives-first-detainee-of-five-to-be-freed-by-israel-5388214",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:48:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/israel-release-five-lebanese-detainees-talks-6360656"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lebanon received its first detainee of five to be released by Israel on Thursday (Sep 3), according to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The man, identified as Malek Ghazi, was handed over to the Lebanese army by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and is set to be taken to an army intelligence headquarters in the southern city of Tyre. Ghazi's release comes after Lebanon initiated talks with Israel in Rome, where the five Lebanese civilians, comprising two Lebanese and two Syrians, were initially slated for release on Friday. Although Hezbollah initiated the conflict in 2023, Lebanon and Israel have since engaged in negotiations aimed at resolving the situation, which has resulted in the release of these individuals.",
  "summary": "“It was decided to release five Lebanese civilians,” the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says after interrogations find no terror links.",
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        "title": "Israel set to return five Lebanese detainees to Lebanon, reports say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/israel-set-to-return-five-lebanese-detainees-to-lebanon-reports-say",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israel to release 5 Lebanese prisoners ahead of next talks: What to know",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T11:56:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Israel's Katz threatens to send Iran 'back into Stone Age'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/israels-katz-threatens-to-send-iran-back-into-stone-age",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel is released and handed over to Lebanon",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T12:53:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel releases five Lebanese men detained in southern Lebanon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/israel-releases-five-lebanese-men-detained-in-southern-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-09-03T13:34:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lebanon-receives-first-detainee-of-five-to-be-freed-by-israel",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:39:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lebanon-receives-first-detainee-of-five-to-be-freed-by-israel-5419008",
        "published": "2026-09-03T21:26:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}