Soldier considered missing since he was killed in 1948 found in mass grave in northern kibbutz — IDF

The IDF announces that it recently determined that a soldier killed in Israel’s War of Independence, who until now had been considered missing, was buried in a mass grave in a northern kibbutz.

Pvt. Dov Parmet was killed in action on June 5, 1948, when the 1st Company of the Oded Brigade’s 11th Battalion encountered and battled a Syrian-Lebanese enemy force near the community of Malkia.

Following the battle, Parmet was listed as a fallen soldier whose burial site is unknown.

“After years of intensive efforts to locate findings for his return to burial, in 2020, a special investigation team was established, which carried out numerous and diverse investigative actions to locate Parmet’s burial place,” the military says.

The IDF says its investigation included “document analysis, witness interrogation, soil analysis and archaeological surveys.”

The investigation led to the conclusion that Parmet was buried in a mass grave in Kibbutz Maoz Haim alongside 16 other soldiers slain during the 1948 battles at Malkia.

Last night, Parmet’s family, including his niece, were updated on the military’s findings by Adjutant Corps Chief Brig. Gen. Edna Ilia.

The IDF says that in the near future, an official ceremony will be held to add a headstone with Parmet’s name at the military cemetery in Maoz Haim.