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Five Arrested in 29-Year Mystery of Missing IDF Soldier

1/24/2026

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Five residents of Tuba-Zanghariya were arrested last month in connection with the 29-year-old disappearance of IDF soldier Guy Hever.
The suspects were released without charge after a gag order expired because investigators deemed the information unreliable.
Hever disappeared in August 1997 from a base in the Golan Heights.
The case remains one of Israel's greatest mysteries as the IDF continues to investigate and support Hever's family.

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Story summary

Five residents of Tuba-Zanghariya were arrested last month in connection with the 29-year-old disappearance of IDF soldier Guy Hever.
The suspects were released without charge after a gag order expired because investigators deemed the information unreliable.
Hever disappeared in August 1997 from a base in the Golan Heights.
The case remains one of Israel's greatest mysteries as the IDF continues to investigate and support Hever's family.