Body of Israeli Soldier Killed in Lebanon War Returned to Israel 37 Years Later
Pictured Above: El Al airplane carrying the body of Zachary Baumel, an Israeli soldier killed in the Lebanon War in 1982. Credit: Screenshot.
(JNS) The body of an Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon War has been returned to Israel 37 years later, announced the Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday.
Zachary Baumel was one of three Israeli soldiers whose remains were never found in the aftermath of the Battle of Sultan Yacoub between Israel and Syria in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
His remains were flown back on an El Al airplane, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told reporters.
The body was identified at the Institute of Forensic Medicine and by the IDF’s chief rabbi.
Conricus said that Baumel’s family has been informed of the development.
His body will be buried in the coming days.
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