After 44 years: Remains of missing IDF soldier Yehuda Katz located
IDF representatives inform the family of Yehuda Katz that his remains have been located, 44 years after he went missing in the Battle of Sultan Yaqub.
In a joint operation between the IDF and Mossad, the remains of fallen soldier Yehuda Katz were recently located during a covert mission in Lebanon. Katz had gone missing during the First Lebanon War in 1982. Although the IDF cannot disclose the exact location of the operation, they confirmed that the remains were brought to Israel and underwent an identification process at the Military Rabbinate Center for the Identification of Fallen.
The remains did not include Katz's complete body, but body parts that could be analyzed for confirmation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his promise to the families that Israel would never stop working to bring them home. Family members, including Katz's sister Perachia, have shared their hopes that their loved ones might still be alive, similar to the case of a Syrian tank commander whose remains were eventually returned to Israel.
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