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Netanyahu after failed Ron Arad search: Our commitment to our missing remains absolute

By Lazar Berman 7 March 2026, 7:01 pm Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

After IDF commandoes carried out a mission deep inside Lebanon that failed to locate the remains of missing Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates Israel’s commitment to finding him and all missing Israelis.

“The operation carried out last night did not produce what we were looking for,” he says in a statement, “but the commitment of Israel, and my personal commitment, to completing all missions concerning our prisoners and missing persons is absolute.”

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