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- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) located Sergeant Major Yehuda Katz’s remains, last missing soldier from June 11, 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub, after 44 years.
- The covert Lebanon operation used joint Mossad and IDF intelligence collected over several years.
- IDF officials said the remains included only body parts sufficient for identification, not a complete body.
- A military delegation informed Katz’s family Tuesday, delivering condolences from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Shas leader Arye Deri.
