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Lebanon to Pay $30 Million to Jabhat Al-Nusra
The Saudi website newspaper Aawsat reports that Lebanon will be paying $30 million to Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra rebels to free 16 Lebanese hostages.
In addition, Lebanon will also be releasing one of the wives of an ISIS leader, Abu Bachar al-Bagdadi, whom they captured.
The 16 hostages being held by Jabhat al-Nusra are Lebanese soldiers.
Hezbollah, which is fighting Jabhat al-Nusra, is unhappy with the deal and they are worried the money will be used to fight them.


July 17, 2026 






