After 44 years: Remains of missing IDF soldier Yehuda Katz brought to Israel...

Defense and security | Aug 18, 2026, 4:56 PM

The IDF, Military Intelligence and Mossad have returned the remains of Staff Sgt. Yehuda Katz to Israel. He fell in the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub and had been missing for 44 years.

His family was notified after identification. The return completes the recovery of all missing soldiers from that battle.

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