The Dark Reality: Hezbollah Turns Over Two Coffins In Prisoner Swap

As feared, Hezbollah's prisoner exchange with Israel consisted of the dead bodies of Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev (tests are being done to confirm their identity). As if you need any proof of the despicable, sub human behavior of Hezbollah, look at the quote from the slime Wafik Safa of Hezbollah from the Breitbart article:

"We are handing over the two Israeli soldiers that were captured by the resistance ... and whose fate has been unknown until this moment," Safa said. "Now you know their fate."

Words are escaping the fury that I am feeling at this time, so let's look at the pain that is being felt by the soldiers' families:

Regev's father, Zvi, said he fell apart the moment he saw a television broadcast of Hezbollah taking the coffins out of a van and placing them on the ground.
"It was horrible to see it. I didn't want to, I asked them to turn off the TV," he said, choking back tears.
"We were always hoping that Udi and Eldad were alive and that they would come home and we would hug them," he added, using Ehud Goldwasser's nickname. "We had this hope all the time."

Now, as I mentioned, Israeli is doing tests on the bodies to confirm identity. But look at this from the article:

Lebanon's Al-Manar TV quoted senior Hezbollah official Wafik Safa at the border as saying the bodies were in a "mutilated" shape from injuries they suffered during the raid.

This could get even more gruesome as it was commonly held that the one Israeli soldier was almost certainly dead from injuries during the raid and abduction but it was always felt that the other soldier did not sustain those kind of injuries. I would guess that if the Israelis are doing this testing, they will be able to determine just how the 2nd soldier died and if he had been tortured.

UPDATE: From Breitbart:

Israeli defense officials say forensics experts have positively identified the remains of two soldiers released by Hezbollah guerrillas.
The identification of the bodies of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev sets the stage for completion of a swap with Hezbollah.

One reaction of the Israeli crowd viewing the return of the bodies:

"Nasrallah, you will pay," several vowed, referring to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.

I have been blogging here at Holger Awakens since November of 2007. In all of that time, I have been inflamed at much of the actions of islamic jihadists across this world. But today, nothing compares to the rage I am feeling. Only one thing will satisfy my need for justice here. Only one thing will quell the rage. And that is the death, the brutal death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Hezbollah gives coffins to Israel in prisoner swap

ROSH HANIKRA, Israel (AP) - Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas turned over to Israel two coffins believed to contain the bodies of Israeli soldiers captured two years ago, setting in motion a dramatic prisoner exchange between the bitter enemies Wednesday.
The U.N.-mediated swap closes a painful chapter for Israel, which launched a war in 2006 against Hezbollah in response to the soldiers' capture in a cross-border raid. It is likely to be a significant boost for Hezbollah at a time when it is trying to rebuild a reputation tarnished after its guerrillas turned their guns on fellow Lebanese in May.
If the bodies handed over by Hezbollah are confirmed to be those of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, Israel will also turn over five Lebanese prisoners—including a militant convicted in what is perceived here as a monstrous attack.
Forensics teams ran tests to identify the two bodies in a process that could take several hours, the Israeli army said. Lebanon's Al-Manar TV quoted senior Hezbollah official Wafik Safa at the border as saying the bodies were in a "mutilated" shape from injuries they suffered during the raid.
Meanwhile, trucks carrying the remains of some 199 Lebanese and Palestinian fighters headed to Lebanon as part of the exchange.
Though officials had suspected Goldwasser and Regev were dead, the sight of the coffins was the first concrete sign of the young men's fate. Their Hezbollah captors had withheld any information about them since they were captured on July 12, 2006.
"We are handing over the two Israeli soldiers that were captured by the resistance ... and whose fate has been unknown until this moment," Safa said. "Now you know their fate."
Regev's father, Zvi, said he fell apart the moment he saw a television broadcast of Hezbollah taking the coffins out of a van and placing them on the ground.
"It was horrible to see it. I didn't want to, I asked them to turn off the TV," he said, choking back tears.
"We were always hoping that Udi and Eldad were alive and that they would come home and we would hug them," he added, using Ehud Goldwasser's nickname. "We had this hope all the time."
An aunt of Regev's sank to the ground when she saw the coffins appear on the small TV. Some 50 friends, neighbors and family sobbed, rocked back and forth in prayer or pulled their hair.
"Nasrallah, you will pay," several vowed, referring to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah. Other people in the crowd criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, saying the soldiers died for nothing.
The family's neighbor, Simona Adda, 68, said her children had grown up with Regev. "It's the saddest day for Israel. They kept us waiting until the last second to learn the fate of our sons," she said, then burst out crying.
Goldwasser's father, Shlomo, said the sight of the coffins "was not easy to see, though it didn't come as much of a surprise."
"But coming face-to-face with reality is always tough," he told Israel Radio.
The sorrow that swept across Israel with the images of the coffins contrasted sharply with the hero's welcome that awaited convicted killer Samir Kantar upon his return to a homeland he left 29 years ago to set out on his deadly mission.
Hezbollah supporters set up a makeshift stage in the coastal town of Naqoura and a drum corps awaited the prisoners' return. A giant red carpet was rolled out along a road next to the seashore.
On the platform stood a large photograph of a weeping Israeli woman. A nearby sign read, "Israel is shedding tears of pain." Another read: "Lebanon is shedding tears of joy."
Hundreds of Lebanese wearing yellow caps crowded in a narrow corridor between rows of banana trees and metal railings set up to along the road. An overhang shielded Shiite Muslim sheiks and other dignitaries from the midday sun.
An official ceremony was to follow at Beirut Airport with Lebanon's president, prime minister and parliament speaker in attendance. Nasrallah was to address what is expected to be a huge celebration at the group's stronghold south of Beirut.
In the Gaza Strip, controlled by the violently anti-Israel Hamas group, people celebrated in the streets and handed out sweets in support of Hezbollah.
Ismail Haniyeh, Gaza's Hamas prime minister, called Kantar an "Arab nationalist hero" and said his release was "a great day for the Arab nation." He warned Israel that it will also have to "pay the price" for a soldier Hamas has been holding since June 2006.
"As there was an honorable exchange today, we are determined to have an honorable exchange for our own prisoners," held in Israeli jails, Haniyeh said. "There is a captive Israeli soldier, and thousands of our sons are in prison. ... Let them answer our demands."