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Netanyahu announces discovery of remains of soldier killed in Lebanon in 1982
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Yahuda Katz, who was killed in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in southern Lebanon in 1982, had been found and brought to Israel. The Israeli army claimed the operation was carried out after more than four years of intelligence and military efforts.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the remains of Yahuda Katz, an Israeli soldier killed during Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982, had been located and brought to Israel.
Netanyahu said Katz was killed in June 1982 during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in southern Lebanon. The Israeli prime minister said the operation to locate the remains was carried out by the Israeli army and Mossad.
The battle near the Lebanon-Syria border
The Battle of Sultan Yacoub took place around a village near the Lebanon-Syria border between Israeli and Syrian forces, the Palestine Liberation Organization and armed groups in Lebanon. The clash occurred on June 11, 1982, on the sixth day of Israel's invasion of Lebanon.
The Hebrew-language Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that 20 Israeli soldiers were killed, dozens were wounded and six soldiers went missing at the end of the battle.
The Israeli army's statement on the operation
Netanyahu said the remains of Zecharia Baumel had been brought to Israel seven years ago, while the remains of Tsvi Feldman were brought to Israel in May 2026.
The Israeli army attributed the recovery of Katz's remains to efforts based on sensitive intelligence. The army claimed that various intelligence and military operations had been carried out over more than four years after Katz went missing in the battle.
Israel's public broadcaster also announced the discovery of Katz's remains on the same day.
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