Israel and Syria edge towards a prisoner-swap deal

The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) declared, on Wednesday, the completion of the prisoner exchange deal between Syria and Israel, under the auspices of Russia.

"The deal includes the release of two Syrians arrested in the Israeli prisons in exchange for an Israeli girl," SANA said to Safa.

It added, "Within the framework of Syria's concerns to release its citizens detained in the Israeli prisons, there are big efforts made to release them."

It also pointed out that the exchange deal is being processed via Russia in which two Syrians will be released in exchange for an Israeli girl, who entered the Syrian lands and was captured by the Syrian forces.

Source : Safa