The body of soldier Zvi Feldman, missing for 43 years, was recovered from Syria by the Mossad, IDF

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According to the report, 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. The battle, nearly 43 years ago, was a skirmish between the IDF and the Syrian army in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley. It claimed the lives of 21 Israeli servicemen, and more than 30 were injured during it.

The report also said that Feldman, a tank soldier, went missing during the battle along with Sgt. First Class Yehuda Katz and Sgt. First Class Zachary Baumel’s remains were recovered and returned to Israel in 2019.

In addition, in a joint statement on Sunday, the Mossad and IDF said the body of Feldman was recovered from “the heart of Syria” in a special operation. They said the “complex and covert operation” was made possible by “precise intelligence” and other capabilities, including “intelligence research and collection efforts, and many activities and operations. The military said the efforts to locate the body had been ongoing for decades. Defense officials said the operation to recover the remains was carried out by non-Israeli Mossad agents. The team operated deep inside Syria, dozens of kilometers from the Israeli border, to retrieve the body, while risking their lives.

This image, released by the IDF on May 11, 2025, shows troops carrying a coffin containing the remains of Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman, who went missing in 1982. (Israel Defense Forces)

Source: The Times of Israel

 

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What will Israel do with the remains after 43 years? Well, perhaps for posterity seek. It is also a kind of gesture to show how the nation can go because of one lost citizen. I wish am a Citizen of Isreal.