Families of Druze prisoners from the Golan Heights have asked Hizbullah leader Hasan Na’srallah to demand the release of their sons in the first stage of the swap, reports the London-based daily Al-Hayyat.
These prisoners carry Israeli identity cards, like most of the Druze living in the Golan.
Israel has refused in the past to release those prisoners.
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In accordance with the families’ request, Na’srallah sent a demand on Monday to the German mediator Ernst Orlau.
Orlau has not yet responded.
Israel’s Prime Minister’s office responded with a “no comment.”
Read more about the prisoner exchange terms here. [2]