Jul 08
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Thousands of mourners gathered Thursday in a northern Israeli town to bury the first of two soldiers returned in a prisoner exchange with Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.
Ehud Goldwasser was one of the soldiers whose remains were returned by Hezbollah in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners and the remains of some 200 Arab fighters. His wooden coffin was lowered into the ground in Nahariya by soldiers wearing the purple caps of an elite brigade. His widow, Karnit Goldwasser, held on to her late husband's father as each wiped away tears. Another funeral is expected later on Thursday for Eldad Regev, the other soldier returned on Wednesday.
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Thousands gather at soldier funeral
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Thousands of people have gathered for the funeral of one of the Israeli soldiers returned in a prisoner exchange with Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas. ...
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