The Red Cross said on Friday it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after a first person was freed. Israel is believed to have seized dozens of people from Lebanon during its recent wars with Iran-backed Hezbollah. "The International Committee of the Red Cross, at the request of the relevant parties, facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of five individuals released from Israeli detention," the ICRC said in a statement.

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A Lebanese man held prisoner in Israel has been released, marking the first such handover since the latest Israel-Hezbollah conflict began six months ago