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| Annan offer to mediate accepted | |
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| UN chief Kofi Annan says Israel and Hezbollah have accepted his offer of mediation to try to secure the release of two captured Israeli soldiers. | UN chief Kofi Annan says Israel and Hezbollah have accepted his offer of mediation to try to secure the release of two captured Israeli soldiers. |
| Hezbollah seized the soldiers during a cross-border raid in July, triggering the recent conflict with Israel. | Hezbollah seized the soldiers during a cross-border raid in July, triggering the recent conflict with Israel. |
| Mr Annan's spokesman said both parties had asked for mediation and that he had agreed "to play a role". | Mr Annan's spokesman said both parties had asked for mediation and that he had agreed "to play a role". |
| A special mediator is to be named, but it is not clear if proposals will centre on a prisoner exchange. | A special mediator is to be named, but it is not clear if proposals will centre on a prisoner exchange. |
| Hezbollah have called on Israel to release Lebanese prisoners it is holding in exchange for the Israeli soldiers. | |
| Israel and Hezbollah have not yet commented on the latest announcement. |