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Complex Rescue Operation Unfolds After Body Discovery

2/22/2026

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On February 22, 2026, rescue forces responded to Nahal Amud Nature Reserve in Upper Galilee after three teenagers discovered a dead body.
Inbal Shoham, the mother of one teenage climber, said rescue teams did not descend the path and directed the youths remotely.
A helicopter from Israel Defense Forces Unit 669 was dispatched.
Rescue forces described the retrieval as complex and rope-assisted.

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Story summary

On February 22, 2026, rescue forces responded to Nahal Amud Nature Reserve in Upper Galilee after three teenagers discovered a dead body.
Inbal Shoham, the mother of one teenage climber, said rescue teams did not descend the path and directed the youths remotely.
A helicopter from Israel Defense Forces Unit 669 was dispatched.
Rescue forces described the retrieval as complex and rope-assisted.