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Friday, 30 January, 2004, 00:47 GMT
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In pictures: Mid-East homecoming
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Hezbollah supporters greeted the return to Lebanon of militants freed under a prisoner exchange with Israel.
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Sheikh Obeid, a leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah, was one high-profile prisoner welcomed by supporters in Beirut.
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Also freed was senior Hezbollah member Mustafa Dirani, captured by Israel in 1994.
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The releases appear to have boosted the position of Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah among Arabs.
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Under the swap, the remains of three Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon in 2000 were returned to Israel.
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The flag-draped coffins arrived in Tel Aviv from Germany, where the prisoner exchange took place.
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A kidnapped Israeli businessman, Elhanan Tannenbaum, was also freed by Hezbollah but may now face legal action.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon led a memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv for the three Israeli soldiers.
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Israel also freed about 400 Palestinians, who received a warm welcome in Gaza and the West Bank.
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