Israeli MIAs
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Israeli MIA are members of the Israel Defense Forces
who are missing in action
. Despite efforts to locate them and bring them home, their whereabouts remain unknown. Known Israeli MIA include:
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
who are missing in action
Missing in action
Missing in action is a casualty Category assigned under the Status of Missing to armed services personnel who are reported missing during active service. They may have been killed, wounded, become a prisoner of war, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave can be positively...
. Despite efforts to locate them and bring them home, their whereabouts remain unknown. Known Israeli MIA include:
- Zeev Rotshik, who has been missing in action since October 10, 1973.
- A tank crew declared missing after the Battle of Sultan YacoubBattle of Sultan YacoubThe Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a battle between Syria and Israel during the 1982 Lebanon War.At the beginning of the invasion Israeli Brig. Gen. Giora Lev’s 90th Division passed through Marjayoun and took up positions around Kawkaba and Hasbaiya...
in LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
on June 12, 1982: Zechariah Baumel, Tzvi Feldman and Yehuda Katz. - Ron AradRon Arad (pilot)Lieutenant Colonel Ron Arad , was an Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer who is officially classified as missing in action since October 1986, but is widely presumed dead...
, an IDF F-4 Phantom IIF-4 Phantom IIThe McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...
navigator, was lost over LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
on October 16, 1986. - Guy HeverGuy HeverGuy Hever is an Israeli MIA. Hever, a soldier in the Israeli Army, has been missing since August 17, 1997. He was last seen on his army base at 9:30 AM on the Golan Heights, dressed in his army fatigues, carrying his weapon, a Galil AR, his military disk and his international military...
disappeared on duty in the Golan Heights on August 17, 1997. - Majdi HalabiMajdi HalabiMajdi Halabi , alternatively Majdy Halabi or Majdi Halaby, is an Israeli Druze soldier from the village of Daliyat al-Karmel, located on the slopes of Mount Carmel,who disappeared on duty near Haifa in May 2005....
disappeared on duty near HaifaHaifaHaifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
on May 24, 2005.
External links
- $10 million reward for information about Feldman, Katz, Arad, Hever, Halaby