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Sunday, October 8, 2023
Sister of missing IDF soldier says terrorist answered his phone, said he was dead
The sister of missing IDF soldier Boaz Yogev says that their family called his cellphone and a terrorist answered and told them he was dead.
Harel Yogev tells the story to the Kan public radio station, saying that her mother called “and a terrorist answered, said my name is Mohammed… I’m so sorry, your son is dead.” Harel says the man on the phone claimed to be an IDF officer on her brother’s base, but that the IDF confirmed there was no officer by that name.
“Until now the army hasn’t been in contact at all. We don’t know anything. We’ve run to hospitals, to the police HQ, they aren’t telling us anything,” Harel says.
Harel says they passed the recording onto the army but still received no information, and have no idea where her brother is, or whether he is still alive.
The Times of Israel Community.