What happened to the Israeli soldiers that were captured prior to the war?

[Ecthy]

Obviously their capturing was not the cause of the campaign but it triggered events and their liberation was one of the official goals of the Israeli offensive.

Now that the war has come to a stalemate, what happened to these guys? I have three theories:

1. They're still held captive, as are so many other Israeli soldiers. Noone talks about it in public, the media are stupid.

2. They got killed and all parties agreed not to make a big deal out of it to give teh pace change or something.

3. They were released and it was big in the news but all of us got brainwashed afterwards.

[Datajack Franit]

[Ecthy]

[Al'Kimiya]

4. They were made up, people never check these things anyway.

[Monk]

Is there any official information available about who those two guys were, anyway? If not names, then maybe specifications regarding their military division, rank, age, gender, home town or something.

[Ecthy]

You two probably believe in the Protocols also

[Monk]

Originally posted by Ecthy
You two probably believe in the Protocols also

I think you're reading something into my post that's really not there.

[Solly]

They have been handed back.

[SlowwHand]

Have they? I was wondering this same question.

As for pic, read. 1999?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Monk
Is there any official information available about who those two guys were, anyway? If not names, then maybe specifications regarding their military division, rank, age, gender, home town or something.

Eldad Regev, 26, of Kiryat Motzkin
and Ehud Goldwasser, 31, of Nahariya

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Al'Kimiya
4. They were made up, people never check these things anyway.

5. Al'Kimiya is a loon.

[Ecthy]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
Eldad Regev, 26, of Kiryat Motzkin
and Ehud Goldwasser, 31, of Nahariya

Great to know that Mr Ben Gurion, and what happened to them?

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Have they? I was wondering this same question.

As for pic, read. 1999?

Paris catacombs holiday snaps.

http://www.eveandersson.com/france/paris/day-3

[SlowwHand]

What is she grinning about?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Ecthy


Great to know that Mr Ben Gurion, and what happened to them?

My understanding is they havent been released. UNSC 1701 calls for their release, and then asks Israel to consider the release of Leb prisoners, avoiding a direct linkage to save face for Israel, but winking at an exchange. IIUC there is already a quiet discussion about an exchange. Israel would be happy to give some Hezbies captured DURING the war in exchange - thats probably a non-starter. They would be willing, though not thrilled, to give up a reasonable number of prisoners 'without blood on their hands' Hezb is probably going to ask for either A. Thousands of prisoners or B. Guys who were actual murderers.

At that point Israel may have to go back to the international community and suggest that UNSC 1701 is not being followed, and theres a problem. How effective that is will depend on the willpower shown by the international community.