The law grants amnesty to Lebanese civilians without military backgrounds who fled to Israel after the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000. 'Lebanon does not abandon its children,' said a lawmaker who pushed for the provision

The law grants amnesty to Lebanese civilians without military backgrounds who fled to Israel after the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000. 'Lebanon does not abandon its…

The law, initially intended to ease prison overcrowding, could see the release of Islamists accused of killing soldiers and allow Lebanese exiled to Israel return to the country.