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From left: Zachary Baumel, Yehuda Katz and Zvi Feldman (Courtesy)
August 19, 2026, 4:02 pm
Yehuda Katz’s return closes painful Sultan Yacoub saga, but Lebanon mire endures
Return of remains of last missing soldier from disastrous 1982 battle closes 44-year chapter, as Israel again confronts risks of a prolonged military presence in its northern neighbor
By Nava Freiberg
Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman (Courtesy)
May 11, 2025, 11:14 am
Body of soldier Zvi Feldman, missing for 43 years, recovered from Syria by Mossad, IDF
Remains found in ‘heart of Syria,’ in ‘covert, complex’ operation by non-Israeli agents working for Mossad; officials vow to return 3rd missing soldier from 1982 battle of Sultan Yacoub
By Emanuel Fabian
This undated photo shows Israeli spy Eli Cohen, in Syria, wearing a wristwatch recovered by the Mossad in 2018. (Prime Minister's Office)
March 1, 2021, 4:31 am
Widow of spy Eli Cohen casts doubts on report Russians searching for his remains
Nadia Cohen says she has received no new information despite report on Arabic website that Russian soldiers in Syria have been looking intensively for his burial site
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers guard at the Israeli side of the Quneitra Crossing, on the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights on March 23, 2019. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
February 16, 2021, 7:54 pm
Cabinet holds urgent vote on classified humanitarian issue related to Syria
Military censor bars publication of details about the discussion; in recent weeks, top Israeli officials have been in contact with their Russian counterparts about the matter
By Judah Ari Gross
illustrative: A member of the Russian military police patrols near the village of Tal Krum in the Syrian Golan Heights, on August 14, 2018.(AFP PHOTO / Andrey BORODULIN)
February 6, 2021, 6:24 pm
Russian forces search for Israeli soldiers’ remains near Damascus — report
Authorities declare cemetery near Palestinian refugee camp a closed military zone, according to unverified report in Syrian media
By Emanuel Fabian
Druze men carry Sidqi al-Maqt, left, and Amal Abu Saleh as they wave Syrian flags upon their release from Israeli prison, in the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams on the border with Syria, January 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 10, 2020, 6:49 pm
Golan man who spied for Syria says prison release a ‘day of victory’ over Israel
Sidqi al-Maqt and Amal Abu Salah, who was jailed for attacking a Syrian rebel receiving Israeli care, celebrate in Majdal Shams after being let go in Russian-brokered deal
By ToI Staff
Sidqi al-Maqt, arrested for spying for Syria, raises his arms as he speaks to reporters, March 27, 2015 (Screen capture: Channel 2)
January 10, 2020, 6:13 am
Israel releases Syrian spy, Golan ambulance attacker, in goodwill gesture
Move raises speculation that it may be tied to efforts to free backpacker from Russia, but Jerusalem insists it is in return for repatriation of remains of soldier Zachary Baumel
By AFP and ToI Staff
Sidqi al-Maqt, arrested for spying for Syria, raises his arms as he speaks to reporters, March 27, 2015 (Screen capture: Channel 2)
November 29, 2019, 6:57 am
Russia said negotiating release of Druze prisoner who spied on IDF for Syria
Palestinian Prisoners Club says Sidqi al-Maqt rejected offer from Moscow military attaché to be freed to Damascus, wants to go home to Israeli Golan
By ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin speaks at a memorial ceremony for Israeli soldiers killed in the First Lebanon War, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, on June 18, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 18, 2019, 5:38 pm
Rivlin warns Lebanon, Hezbollah against launching attack on Iran’s behalf
President: ‘We’re not eager to fight’ but IDF will ‘respond to any threat and to any scenario’
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Leah Goldin speaking about her son Hadar, an IDF soldier killed in combat and whose remains are held in the Gaza Strip, May 7, 2019. (YouTube)
May 7, 2019, 11:26 pm
‘I am a captive’: Leah Goldin urges return of son’s remains from Gaza
In a video published for Memorial Day, soldier’s mother says the national ethos is for all service members to be brought back from battle in any situation
By Stuart Winer
A member of the Syrian security forces walks near the border post with Israel in the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on March 26, 2019. (Louai Beshara/AFP)
April 30, 2019, 4:22 pm
Report: Syrian prisoners to be released in swap for remains of more IDF soldiers
Two Druze men, jailed in Israel for espionage and the lynching of a Syrian fighter, to be freed in deal, Arabic daily says
By ToI Staff
Parliament workers seen preparing the Knesset for the opening session of the 21st legislative session on April 29, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
April 30, 2019, 4:10 pm
Back to school: 10 things to know for March 30
Gaza tensions are back, deals are rumored and Knesset noobs learn about how the sausage is made while others stay home
By Joshua Davidovich
Fatah operative Hamis Ahmad (L) and drug smuggler Zidan Tweil, two Syrians set to be freed by Israel (Courtesy)
April 28, 2019, 1:29 pm
Israel sends Syrian prisoners home a month after remains of IDF soldier returned
Hamis Ahmad and Zidan Tweil handed over to Red Cross at Quneitra crossing in recognition of recent repatriation of body of Zachary Baumel, killed in 1982 Lebanon War
By ToI Staff
Simcha Goldin, father of late Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin whose body is held by Hamas, speaks at a protest calling on the government to return the bodies of his son and fellow late Israeli soldier Oron Shaul outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
April 28, 2019, 10:50 am
Goldin family lashes Syrian prisoner release as ‘missed opportunity’
Family whose soldier son’s remains are held in Gaza says prisoners freed in ‘goodwill gesture’ should have been part of a larger exchange involving Hamas
By ToI Staff
Fatah operative Hamis Ahmad (L) and drug smuggler Zidan Tweil, two Syrians set to be freed by Israel (Courtesy)
April 27, 2019, 4:56 pm
Two Syrians to be freed by Israel: Fatah man who planned attack, drug smuggler
AG reportedly approved prisoner releases without cabinet debate, paving way to presidential pardon; move comes weeks after body of IDF’s Baumel was returned from Syria via Russia
By ToI Staff
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