IDF Confirms Discovery of Remains of Missing Soldier Yehuda Katz After 44 Years
The IDF announced the discovery of Yehuda Katz’s remains, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Sultan Yacoub battle, ending 44 years of uncertainty.
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- Yehuda Katz’s remains were found after 44 years missing since the 1982 Sultan Yacoub battle.
- He was the last missing soldier from that battle to be located.
- Zvi Feldman’s body was returned in 2025 via a secret Mossad operation.
- Zacharia Baumel’s remains were repatriated from Syria in 2019 with Russian help.
- The IDF provided the update on Tuesday, with more details forthcoming.
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday that the remains of Yehuda Katz, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub, have been found. Katz had been classified as missing for over four decades. This update follows previous recoveries of soldiers from the same battle, including the return of Zvi Feldman’s body in 2025 through a secret Mossad operation, and the repatriation of Zacharia Baumel’s remains from Syria in 2019 with Russian assistance. Further details are expected to be released soon.
אותו אירוע, כפי שכל מערכת דיווחה עליו בנפרד. פתחו כמה דיווחים כדי להשוות מה כל מערכת מדגישה, ומה היא משאירה בחוץ.
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