Israeli soldier Zvika Feldman, missing in Lebanon in 1982. (Credit: Israeli army's X account.)
Disappeared in Lebanon during the battle of Sultan Yakoub (Bekaa) on June 10 and 11, 1982, in the midst of the Israeli invasion during the Lebanon Civil War (1975-1990), Zvika Feldman was a sergeant in the Israeli army.The battle between Israeli and Syrian forces left 21 Israeli soldiers dead, 30 wounded, and six missing. On Sunday, 43 years later, the Israeli government announced it had recovered the body of one of the missing soldiers. The remains were found in Syria during a "special operation" carried out by the Israeli army and Mossad, raising many questions about how the mission was carried out.According to the Israeli press, the discovery of Feldman's remains is the result of years of work by the Mossad and would have involved non-Israeli agents affiliated with this intelligence service and stationed in Syria for...
Disappeared in Lebanon during the battle of Sultan Yakoub (Bekaa) on June 10 and 11, 1982, in the midst of the Israeli invasion during the Lebanon Civil War (1975-1990), Zvika Feldman was a sergeant in the Israeli army.The battle between Israeli and Syrian forces left 21 Israeli soldiers dead, 30 wounded, and six missing. On Sunday, 43 years later, the Israeli government announced it had recovered the body of one of the missing soldiers. The remains were found in Syria during a "special operation" carried out by the Israeli army and Mossad, raising many questions about how the mission was carried out.According to the Israeli press, the discovery of Feldman's remains is the result of years of work by the Mossad and would have involved non-Israeli agents affiliated with this intelligence service and stationed in Syria for...