A somber Israel buries 2 returned Israeli soldiers

 
Associated Press
Published: July 18, 2008

NAHARIYA , Israel (AP) -- Thousands of Israelis prayed and cried at funerals Thursday for two soldiers whose return from Lebanon in black coffins touched off a nationwide wave of anguish.

Across the border, a second day of celebrations swept Lebanon for the five militants freed by Israel in exchange for the soldiers' bodies. The five prayed at the grave of a slain Hezbollah military commander and vowed to...


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