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Secret Report: Ron Arad Died in Lebanese Village in 1988
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A secret Hezbollah-Iran report determined that Israeli airman Ron Arad died in 1988 in the Lebanese village of Nabi Sheet, where he was likely buried, according to a New York Times investigation. Iran attempted to share these findings with Germany, but Israel viewed Iranian involvement in searches as indicative of responsibility for his disappearance.
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- A secret Hezbollah-Iran report concluded Ron Arad died in 1988 in Nabi Sheet, Lebanon.
- The report, never published, also indicated Arad was likely buried in or near the village.
- Three former Iranian officials revealed the report's details to the New York Times.
- Iran reportedly sent a child of then-President Hashemi Rafsanjani to deliver findings to German intelligence.
- Israel was unimpressed, seeing Iranian commander's presence as proof of involvement in disappearance.
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