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JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says it has identified the remains of five soldiers transferred from Lebanon earlier this week.
The army says it has completed forensic work, and that some of the remains that could not be identified will be buried.
The soldiers were killed during Israel's 2006 war against Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas. Hezbollah turned over the remains on Sunday after Israel freed a convicted Hezbollah spy.
Tuesday's military announcement was the first confirmation that the remains were of Israeli soldiers.
The spy's release and the handover of remains have fueled speculation that a prisoner swap is in the works. Israel is believed to be holding seven Lebanese, while Hezbollah has the two Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked the war.
