World IN BRIEF : LEBANON : Sheik Says Israel Has to Free More Arabs
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sheik Abbas Moussawi of Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim group thought to hold all or most of the Western hostages, said that Israel must free more Arab prisoners before another captive is released. Moussawi said that Israel’s release of 51 Lebanese Shiites and the return of nine guerrillas’ bodies last week was not enough.
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