The Government of Israel, this morning, decided to ratify its 29.6.08 decision on the release of abducted soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, in accordance with the parameters specified in the decision.

The Government adopted the position of the committee of security service heads, as it was presented, regarding the credibility of the report transferred by Hezbollah on the fate of missing navigator Ron Arad, and decided to absolutely reject the findings and conclusions of the report.  The Government determined that the report does not meet the conditions of the agreement regarding the fate of Ron Arad.

The Government of Israel will continue its efforts to receive all possible information on the fate of Ron Arad and expects that the German mediator will continue his activities in order to receive credible information on the fate of the missing navigator.  In its decision, the Government thanked the UN Secretary General's mediator and the German government for the great effort they invested in formulating the arrangement for the return of the abducted soldiers.

In its decision, the Government promised not to slacken in its efforts to locate and return the abducted soldiers, the missing whose fate is unknown, and those fallen soldiers whose resting place is unknown.