11.   Gafarov said that, despite the tensions, the two sides were in informal contact, trying to agree on a prisoner swap.

12.   Hamas won another boost when its leader, Sheik Yassin, was freed from an Israeli jail in October in a prisoner swap.

13.   He and his Russian counterpart, Col. Anatoly Romanov, discussed a stalled prisoner swap Friday.

14.   He said the two sides were in informal contact, trying to agree on a prisoner swap.

15.   He was freed as part of a prisoner swap involving Jordan and Israel.

16.   He was freed in October in a prisoner swap arranged by Jordan.

17.   Hezbollah has said it wants to negotiate a prisoner swap with Israel, and diplomatic efforts were under way Sunday in Lebanon to resolve the issue.

18.   His talks in the capital Tehran led to the huge prisoner swap early this month.

19.   He was among the last war prisoners to be freed by Iraq during a weeklong prisoner swap that ended Monday.

20.   Hezbollah leader says deal close on Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap.