Israel kidnaps the green grocer

In an August 1st commando raid on Baalbeck, a Hezbollah stronghold in northeastern Lebanon, the Israeli army captured Hassan Nasrallah along with three members of his family and a neighbour. Unfortunately, Mr. Nasrallah was not the Hassan Nasrallah, the famed head of Hezbollah, but just a simple green grocer.

After hours of interrogation, the Israelis realized the captive wasn't their nemesis, didn't know him, wasn't related to him, and had no political or religious ties to him. They then jailed the family. After the Nasrallahs' lawyer appealed to Israel's Supreme Court, arguing they were being held "hostage to be used as a bargaining chip for negotiations," they were taken to the Lebanese border and released.

Fifteen people died in the raid on Baalbeck. Oh well, win some, lose some.