IDF Locates Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from 1982 Sultan Yaakov Battle

First reported by Walla · 2 hours ago

What happened

The IDF has located the remains of Staff Sergeant Yehuda Katz, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Sultan Yaakov battle during the First Lebanon War, ending a 44-year search. Katz’s recovery follows the earlier returns of Zachariah Baumel in 2019 and Tzvi Feldman in 2025, closing a long-standing case of missing Israeli soldiers.

• 01IDF found remains of Yehuda Katz, last missing soldier from 1982 Sultan Yaakov battle.
• 02Katz had been missing since June 11, 1982, during the First Lebanon War.
• 03Zachariah Baumel and Tzvi Feldman were recovered in 2019 and 2025 respectively.
• 04The battle involved Israeli armored forces against Syrian troops in the Bekaa Valley.
• 05Efforts to locate the soldiers spanned over four decades with secret intelligence operations.
• 06The discovery closes one of the IDF’s longest missing soldier cases from the First Lebanon War.

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Now 14Right · Hebrew29 minutes ago

IDF Locates Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from 1982 Sultan Yaakov Battle

MaarivCenter · Hebrew37 minutes ago

IDF Returns Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from 1982 Syria Battle

YnetCenter · Hebrew47 minutes ago

IDF Recovers Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from 1982 Sultan Yaakov Battle

YnetCenter · Hebrew48 minutes ago

IDF Locates Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from 1982 Sultan Yaakov Battle

Kan NewsCenter · Hebrew60 minutes ago

IDF Soldier Yehuda Katz's Remains Recovered After 44 Years Since Sultan Yaakov Battle

SrugimRight · Hebrew1 hour ago

IDF Confirms Discovery of Remains of Missing Soldier Yehuda Katz After 44 Years

Channel 13Center · Hebrew1 hour ago

Remains of Last Missing Soldier from Sultan Yaakov Returned to Israel

Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew1 hour ago

IDF Confirms Discovery of Remains of Last Missing Soldier from 1982 Sultan Yaakov Battle

N12Center · Hebrew1 hour ago

Dramatic Break in Case of Last Missing Soldier from Sultan Yaakov Battle

MakoCenter · Hebrew1 hour ago

Dramatic Break in Case of Last Missing Soldier from Sultan Yaakov Battle

Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew2 hours ago

Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from Sultan Yaakov Battle, Recovered

WallaCenter · Hebrew2 hours ago

IDF Identifies Remains of Yehuda Katz, Last Missing Soldier from Sultan Yaakov Battle After 44 Years

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