The kidnappers have agreed to allow Catholic Church officials to visit the hostages, BBC reports.
The seven were kidnapped three weeks ago while touring through the forests of Colombia, in an area that has known kidnappings in the past. An eighth hostage, from Britain, managed to escape after several days, and he related at the time that one of the Israelis is suffering from asthma, and that all are in low spirits.
It was reported this morning that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe had offered to release two leaders of the kidnappers' organization, the ELN, in exchange for "help" on the release of the four Israelis and three Europeans. The offer was made to the imprisoned terrorists themselves in a meeting with a third party in their jail cell.
The seven were kidnapped three weeks ago while touring through the forests of Colombia, in an area that has known kidnappings in the past. An eighth hostage, from Britain, managed to escape after several days, and he related at the time that one of the Israelis is suffering from asthma, and that all are in low spirits.
It was reported this morning that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe had offered to release two leaders of the kidnappers' organization, the ELN, in exchange for "help" on the release of the four Israelis and three Europeans. The offer was made to the imprisoned terrorists themselves in a meeting with a third party in their jail cell.