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20 July 2006

●Nasrallah: "if the whole universe came it could not recover the two prisoners without negotiations"

PartiesHezbollahIsrael / IDF

On 20 July 2006, in his third televised address, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah offered his apology and condolences to the family of the two children Mahmoud and Rabia Talouzi, killed by a rocket on Nazareth, and declared that the party "has regained the initiative and will resist alone", and that "if the whole universe came it could not recover the two prisoners without indirect negotiations in the framework of an exchange"; Peretz threatened the same day a ground invasion "if necessary".

▲ Battle of Maroun al-Ras: the first ground engagementAl Jazeera interview: no release without an exchange; Berri the only channel ▼
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