IDF Soldier Yaakov Zrihan's Burial Site Found After Nearly 80 Years

First reported by Kan News · 1 hour ago

What happened

After a 15-year investigation, the IDF located the burial site of soldier Yaakov Zrihan, who died in 1948 during Operation Harel. He was buried in a mass grave at Kiryat Anavim with other fallen soldiers. The family was informed and a military ceremony will honor him soon.

• 01IDF soldier Yaakov Zrihan's burial site found after nearly 80 years of uncertainty.
• 02Zrihan died in 1948 during Operation Harel near Sha'ar HaGai while in a convoy to Jerusalem.
• 03A 15-year investigation by the IDF Missing Persons Unit confirmed his burial in a mass grave at Kiryat Anavim.
• 04Zrihan immigrated from Morocco in 1947 and served as a driver in the Etzioni Brigade.
• 05Family was notified by Brig. Gen. Edna Ilia; a military ceremony will soon mark his grave.
• 06Zrihan's sister plans for her children to recite Kaddish at his newly identified grave.

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N12Center · Hebrew1 hour ago

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