IDF Returns Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from 1982 Syria Battle
The IDF has returned the remains of Yehuda Katz, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Syria, in a special operation, closing the final case of missing soldiers from that battle.
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- Yehuda Katz was the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Syria.
- His remains were returned to Israel in a special operation inside Syria.
- The IDF informed Katz's family about a significant finding related to his disappearance.
- Zvi Feldman's body was returned in 2025 through a secret Mossad operation.
- Zacharia Baumel's remains were returned from Syria in 2019 with Russian help.
The Israel Defense Forces informed the family of Yehuda Katz, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Syria, that a significant finding related to his disappearance was discovered. Katz's remains were returned to Israel in a special operation conducted within Syria. This development follows previous returns of fallen soldiers from the same battle: in 2025, the body of Zvi Feldman was brought back in a covert Mossad operation, and in 2019, Zacharia Baumel's remains were returned from Syria with Russian assistance. Yehuda Katz had been officially classified as missing until now, marking the closure of the last unresolved case from that conflict.
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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