Ali Hassan Khalil Says Israeli Captives Killed in 2006 Raid by Jewish State, Israel Denies

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Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, who is Speaker Nabih Berri’s top aide, has unveiled that an Israeli raid killed two soldiers who were taken captive by Hizbullah fighters in a deadly cross border attack in July 2006.

In his memoirs of the 2006 summer war between Israel and Hizbullah published by As-Safir daily, Khalil said that Hizbullah official Hussein Khalil informed him about the death of the two soldiers in “one of the biggest secrets” of the conflict.

“Israeli bombardment in the past few days has led to the killing of the two Israeli captives,” the Shiite party official told Berri’s aide.

He stressed that Hizbullah members “made all efforts under danger to preserve the bodies and transport them.”

Ali Hassan Khalil wrote that Hizbullah’s Khalil quipped saying Israel had killed the captives that it declared war to free them.

“As a resistance, we will continue the battle of negotiations as if nothing has happened.”

Later on Wednesday, the Israeli military aid firmly rejected Khalil’s statements, saying: "The remarks made by the representative of the Hizbullah, a recognized terror organization, are blatant fabrications and part of a psychological warfare attempt.”

"Hizbullah is responsible for the kidnapping of the soldiers and, as such, is responsible for the tragic results leading to their deaths," it said in a statement.

The war began when Hizbullah fighters captured the two soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, in the cross border attack on July 12, 2006, with the aim of exchanging them for Lebanese and Arab prisoners held in Israel.

But Israel launched a 34-day offensive on Lebanon demanding the freeing of the soldiers. Hizbullah had always remained mum on the fate of the soldiers until it handed over their remains in a 2008 prisoner swap that saw the release of Samir Kantar, who had been serving multiple life terms in Israel, and four other Lebanese prisoners.

Though Israeli officials had suspected Goldwasser and Regev were dead, the sight of the coffins was the first confirmation of their fate.

Comments 21
Thumb shab 05 October 2011, 09:51

Your filthy non-islamic militia have brought sufferings to Lebanon and your days are numbered.

Thumb canaanite 05 October 2011, 10:07

Down with Hezbollah! Down with Zionists!

Free the Levant!

Thumb Chupachups 05 October 2011, 10:25

down with hezbollah, down with aoun, down with zionist, down with assad, down with ahmedinejad, down with obama, down with netanyahu, down with all corrupt politicians in lebanon

Default-user-icon rami kremesti (Guest) 05 October 2011, 10:42

whatta big secret wow... losers with no commendable agenda for Lebanon's future... they are the last of the political dinosaurs of Lebanon they will be extinct soon

Default-user-icon fadi (Guest) 05 October 2011, 12:32

Shab get a life.

Default-user-icon bkbluelogic (Guest) 05 October 2011, 12:46

There is something wrong here, go to the media archives and you will see that Nasrallah himself admits that while trying to kidnap the soldiers caused their death.. to put it in his own words he said in lebanese slang " KENU 2EDEIN EL SHABEB MEL7A 3ALA LIJNOOD" ..

What is this guy trying to say through his precious memoirs? Is he trying to clear Hizballah's name .. Till when such politicians will continue to lie and underestimate our intelligence.. Plus who is AMAL ? please define what does this party do except being scared from Hizaballah .. what is their Agenda why they continue to justify their existence... Why doesnt Amal merge under Hizballah 's command so we can have one less useless political party out of many useless parties that we have in Lebanon.

Default-user-icon Toofeek (Guest) 05 October 2011, 14:52

guys, this arguement should not be posted on this page because the subject here is the Lebanese - Esraeli war.. so no conflict should be there..
if you want to discuss the other issues that you are mentioning make it on a less critical page where speaking about it doesn't make you Esraeli defenders.

Default-user-icon may 7 (Guest) 05 October 2011, 14:56

good story, only the sheep will believe!!

Default-user-icon Mohammad_ca (Guest) 05 October 2011, 14:58

Down with Israel AND Down with Hizbollah...we don't need either of them in Lebanon, we have an army that they can join if they want to defend Lebanon.

Thumb thepatriot 05 October 2011, 15:15

@toofek
Nobody is defending the israelis.
But since they are giving up secrets, a Hezb operative that I know told me at the time that the hezb suffered the lost of over 700 men...well...that's just small talk since hezb is not the greatest communicator regarding its failures...
I'm just curious...

Default-user-icon amirmansour (Guest) 05 October 2011, 15:30

Was 2006 episode necessary to destroy Lebanon and free a Children criminal in exchange for 2 Israeli bodies....

We talk resistance.
I say resist them by competing with them in technology...in education and in Public relation....then you can beat them....
What is the Resistance doing.....destroying Lebanon....

meantime look at them and what they accomplish...

""Israel's Daniel Shechtman wins 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry""

What did we accomplish......nothing

Thumb jabalamel 05 October 2011, 15:35

and 50 struck tanks, no kidding it was in one day only

Thumb jabalamel 05 October 2011, 15:36

the filthy zionist information war department is spreading lies while on the other hand hiding it's real number of casualties.

700 ? hahahahahahaha.---yeah you counting children below the age of 6 there also?

while we know how zionists reduce the number of their death with factor 5 to 10.

Thumb thepatriot 05 October 2011, 16:00

hahahaha...you you don't like that do you ya habal!?? hehehe...

Thumb jabalamel 05 October 2011, 16:23

yes geha all masks are unveiled.

you are from zionist information war department and you laid your plan for lebanon.

Thumb ado.australia 05 October 2011, 19:50

Geha. And Elias murr providing maps to the u.s. Embassy, for where Israel should bomb next time is not treason? When mustaqbul party and their rulers, the Saudi government, where blaming a Lebanese side as being responsible for the Israeli bombardment and destruction of a whole nation in retaliation for the kidnapping of 2 Israelis soldiers. When over 1000 civilians were killed in less than a month by Israel, were they calling for sanctions against Israel?Less than 2500 people have been killed in Syria over the past 6 months, with over 1000 dead being police and soldiers.But the u.s. wants sanctions? When 1600 gazain civilians were killed in 2008, with in 30 days.Were the concerned American, French and british calling for sanctions against Israel?

Don't we see a problem with hyprocracy here?The son of the mufti in Syria was killed. Why?Because he is close to Assad?We need to decide whether we are on the side of peace or anarchy?History will tell & hizb ut tahir will decide our fate!

Thumb geha 05 October 2011, 20:23

@ado
no hypocrisy here.
plainly hizbushaitan and his followers are the real traitors to this country. yes in 2006, Lebanon was destroyed and hizbushaitan leader said later "if we knew then they would retaliate this way..."
there actions caused this retaliation, so they are responsible for all the destruction.
furthermore, all patriot Lebanese do not accept these thugs to take us Lebanese as hostages anymore, and yes if we have to deal with whoever to help us get rid of these thugs, then why not? they are allied to the syro/iranians, and we do not forget what these two have done to Lebanon and still doing.
we do not forget all the assasinations they did and continue doing.
so please take your friends and leave us in peace.

Default-user-icon AlTayar AlBaathi AlHorr (Guest) 05 October 2011, 20:58

Ok, so what?

Missing peace 05 October 2011, 21:11

ado do not compare what is not comparable please,
the killing and systematic murder of your own people (syrian regime vs the people of syria) can not be compared to a war between nations...!
if you support the syrian regime it simply means you support murder as a rule of state and that is to vomit....
is that what you wish for lebanon? you deny a people to decide what kind of regime they want?
no wonder you are with the hizb who decides for you... go and live in syria then if that regime makes you dream!
lebanon must be freed from an illegal party who stays above all the laws of lebanon thanks to their uncontrolled weaponry!
unless you do not believe in the laws and constitution of a state.... which seems to be the case: the law of the jungle is that it?

Default-user-icon Gabby (Guest) 05 October 2011, 22:32

No one believes a M8 mouth anymore. The Hezz killed them and came up with the Israel story. Who ares if a Hezz or Israeli speaks or gets killed.

They are in business together. The Hezz bankrupt Lebanon, and Lebanon borrows from Zionist controlled banks.

Default-user-icon bkbluelogic (Guest) 05 October 2011, 23:09

@mowaten.. here you go this is one video archive from LBC.. I couldnt find the one Nassralh was commenting on the operation. if you dont want to watch it all listen to it from 7:30 onwards

http://youtu.be/uDR9I5U3Oi8