Israel resuming searches for missing IDF soldier

Israel is resuming efforts to solve the mysterious disappearance of IDF soldier Guy Hever on the Golan Heights 18 years ago.

The searches are concentrated in several water reservoirs around the base where Hever served in the Golan Heights, near the town of Katzrin.

In August 1997, Hever, a sergeant, left his post at an artillery base on the Golan Heights, and left the camp carrying only his rifle. The base, Camp Thunder, was less than 23 kilometers (14 miles) from the Syrian border.

No trace of Hever has ever been found, and the case remains one of Israel’s most confounding mysteries.

Tireless searches by volunteer teams, soldiers, policemen, trained dogs, aircraft, and robots inserted into mined areas have all come up empty.

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