US EditionIsraeli army says body of soldier missing for 43 years found in 'heart of Syria'
- The Mossad and IDF recovered the remains of Staff Sergeant First Class Tzvi Feldman, missing since the June 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Syria, and returned them to Israel on Sunday.
- This recovery follows over four decades of continuous efforts by Israeli intelligence and military agencies to locate soldiers missing from the First Lebanon War's Sultan Yacoub battle, where six soldiers went missing.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the successful operation, praising the Mossad, IDF, Shin Bet, and POW/MIA Coordinator Gal Hirsch for their dedicated and courageous work.
- Netanyahu stated, "efforts to locate Tzvi never ceased" and promised the Feldman family that the government will keep working to recover all missing and abducted soldiers, both living and fallen.
- The return of Feldman's remains renews Israel's commitment to bring home all its missing and captive soldiers, while Staff Sergeant Yehuda Katz from the same battle remains missing.
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Body of soldier Zvi Feldman missing for 43 years recovered from Syria by Mossad IDF
The Mossad spy agency and the Israel Defense Forces recovered the remains of Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman, who went missing in the First Lebanon War’s battle of Sultan Yacoub in 1982, officials announced on Sunday.
IDF recites Kaddish for returned slain soldier Sgt. Zvi Feldman
In a solemn culmination of over four decades of joint intelligence and operational efforts, the IDF and Mossad located and repatriated the body of Sgt. Zvika Feldman from Syria, bringing closure to his family. The post WATCH: IDF recites Kaddish for returned slain soldier Sgt. Zvi Feldman appeared first on World Israel News.
Body of Missing Israeli Soldier Brought Back from Syria After 43 Years
The Israel Defense Forces and Mossad returned the body of Sergeant First Class Tzvika Feldman to Israel, according to a statement released on Sunday, after 43 years that he was missing. Feldman fell in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, during the First Lebanon War in the Bekaa Valley, with Syrian soldiers transferring
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