Israeli security agencies now believe that Israeli pilot Ron Arad, captured 30 years ago in Lebanon, died in the early years of his captivity, Channel 2 reports.
In a joint report by the Directorate of Military Intelligence and the Mossad, which is based on some new information obtained in the past two years, Arad likely died by 1988, earlier than was previously believed.
Arad’s family has been updated on the Israeli security assessment, the TV report says.
The report notes that much of the information remains under wraps.
Ron Arad (photo: IAF)
A 2004 IDF commission determined that Arad had died in the 1990s after being denied medical treatment for a serious illness, and been buried in the Beqaa Valley. In 2006, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group believed Arad was dead and his burial site unknown and in 2008, German negotiator Gerhard Konrad told Israel that Hezbollah said Arad died during a 1988 escape attempt.
Israel declared Ron Arad dead in 2008.
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