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In a joint operation by the Mossad and the IDF, the body of Staff Sgt. Tzvi Feldman z\u201dl, a tank crewman who fell in the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub during the First Lebanon War, has been brought back to Israel for burial. Feldman had been missing for over four decades, and efforts to locate him never ceased.<\/p>\n

Emotional Visit and Message to the Family<\/strong>
\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Feldman family home in Tel Aviv on Sunday morning, accompanied by his military secretary and Hostage and Missing Persons Coordinator Gal Hirsch, to deliver the news in person: Tzvika Feldman is finally home, 43 years after going missing.<\/p>\n

Decades of Searching<\/strong>
\nFeldman was one of three soldiers missing from the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, along with Staff Sgt. Zachary Baumel z\u201dl and Yehuda Katz, who is still unaccounted for. Feldman\u2019s return comes six years after Baumel\u2019s body was recovered. Search efforts for Katz are ongoing.<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu with the family of Tzvi Feldman z\u201dl | Photo: Kobi Gideon \/ GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Netanyahu noted that over the years, he had approved numerous covert operations to locate the missing soldiers from Sultan Yacoub. He reaffirmed a personal promise made to the Feldman family: \u201cDear parents Penina and Avraham never gave up the fight, but sadly passed away before this day came.
\nToday, we return Tzvika\u2014beloved brother to Itzik, Shlomo, and Anat\u2014to you, and to the soil of the Land of Israel, which he so dearly loved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu with the family of Tzvi Feldman z\u201dl | Photo: Kobi Gideon \/ GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a joint statement from the Mossad and the IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit, it was written: \u201cThe return of Staff Sgt. Tzvika Feldman was made possible through a complex and covert operation, based on precise intelligence and operational capabilities that reflect strategic cunning and unwavering determination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Decades of Effort Acknowledged<\/strong>
\nThe Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the Mossad, IDF, ISA (Shin Bet), and Coordinator Gal Hirsch for their decades of relentless effort to bring Feldman home: \u201cThe State of Israel and my government are fully committed to the return of all our missing and captive\u2014both the living and the fallen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hope for the Return of the Remaining MIAs<\/strong>
\nNetanyahu concluded with a verse from the Book of Jeremiah: \u201cThere is hope for your future, says the Lord, and the children shall return to their own border.\u201d He emphasized that Israel will persist until all missing soldiers are brought home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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