BEIRUT: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
facilitated Thursday the repatriation of an elderly Lebanese couple from Israel
to Lebanon, the organization said in a statement.
It also arranged the repatriation of a Lebanese civilian who
died in Israel and wished to be buried at home.
The handover operation took place in Rosh Hanikra/Ras Naqoura at
the Israeli-Lebanese border in the presence of ICRC delegates.
"Our role is strictly humanitarian and part of our ongoing
work to restore and maintain contact between people detained or separated in
connection with armed conflict and their families," Jurg Montani, head of
the ICRC delegation in Lebanon, was quoted by the organization as saying.
"The ICRC is acting in its capacity as a neutral
intermediary at the request of the Israeli and Lebanese authorities and with
the full consent of all parties concerned,” he added.
In 2012, the
ICRC repatriated to Lebanon five Lebanese civilians and the remains of three
other. It also facilitated the transfer of an Arab-Israeli national from
Lebanon to Israel.
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