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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 4, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Funeral underway for IDF solider killed in 1982 battle
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Rueven Rivlin are attending the funeral of Sgt. First Class Zachary Baumel at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem.
Friends, family and top officials from the IDF’s armored corps, Baumel’s unit, are also in attendance.
אחרי 37 שנה: נעדר סולטן יעקוב זכריה באומל מובא למנוחות בהר הרצל בירושלים@roysharon11 pic.twitter.com/sBs3bhSRue
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) April 4, 2019
Baumel’s remains were returned to Israel yesterday, nearly 37 years after he went missing in the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub against Syrian forces.
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