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==IDF prisoners of war== | ==IDF prisoners of war== | ||
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In the [[Yom Kippur War]] 301 Israelis were captured by [[Syria]] and [[Egypt]], 232 of whom by the Egyptians, 65 by the Syrians and 4 by the Lebanese. The majority of them were captured in the first stage of that war. Some Israeli soldiers reported after their release about the difficult conditions they faced: they were severely beaten by their captors, sometimes making them unconscious, while many reported that they were being investigated under [[torture]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=11 October 2012|url=http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2004/Pages/Israeli%20MIAs.aspx|title= Israel's MIAs|work=[[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]| accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref> | In the [[Yom Kippur War]] 301 Israelis were captured by [[Syria]] and [[Egypt]], 232 of whom by the Egyptians, 65 by the Syrians and 4 by the Lebanese. The majority of them were captured in the first stage of that war. Some Israeli soldiers reported after their release about the difficult conditions they faced: they were severely beaten by their captors, sometimes making them unconscious, while many reported that they were being investigated under [[torture]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=11 October 2012|url=http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2004/Pages/Israeli%20MIAs.aspx|title= Israel's MIAs|work=[[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]| accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref> | ||
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=== October 7th and aftermath === | === October 7th and aftermath === | ||
{{See also|Gaza war hostage crisis|2023 Israeli–Palestinian prisoner exchange|2025 Gaza war ceasefire}} | {{See also|Gaza war hostage crisis|2023 Israeli–Palestinian prisoner exchange|January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire}} | ||
During the Hamas [[October 7 | During the Hamas [[October 7 attacks|October 7 invasion of Israel]], 251 people were abducted from Israel into the Gaza strip. Of these, at least 23 were IDF soldiers, while the rest were Israeli civilians (both Jewish and non-Jewish), and foreign workers. Seven of the soldiers taken hostage were taken from the Nahal Oz military base, near the [[Kibbutz Nahal Oz]], during the [[Nahal Oz attack]]. All seven were females.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-idf-releases-audio-of-lookout-troops-on-oct-7-families-complain-footage-edited/|title=As IDF releases audio of lookout troops on Oct. 7, families complain footage edited|publisher=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=24 December 2024|first=Emanuel |last=Fabian}}</ref> [[Rescue of Ori Megidish|One was rescued]] three weeks after being taken hostage, the body of another was recovered in November 2023,{{efn|Her body was recovered from [[Al-Shifa Hospital]]<ref name="Ynet-2024-01-07"/>}} and the other five were released in January 2025 as part of the [[January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire|second Gaza war ceasefire]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magramo |first=Akanksha Sharma, Kathleen |date=2023-10-31 |title=Israeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas in special operation, IDF says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/middleeast/idf-ori-megidish-rescue-hamas-hostage-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=14 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214181140/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/middleeast/idf-ori-megidish-rescue-hamas-hostage-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ynet-2024-01-07">{{cite news|title=IDF soldier Noa Marciano was killed in Shifa hospital. Her father calls release of its director a 'knife to the heart'|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkrom11xdr|date=7 January 2024|first=Hadar|last= Gil-Ad|publisher=[[Ynet]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IDF soldiers released from captivity were held by senior Hamas terrorist – report|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-soldiers-released-from-captivity-were-held-by-senior-hamas-terrorist-report/|date=4 February 2025|publisher=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> The remainder of the soldiers taken captive include Colonel [[Asaf Hamami]], the highest ranking officer whose body was abducted, Sergeant Major Muhammad Alatrash an Israeli from the [[Bedouin]] community, and [[Edan Alexander]], an Israeli-American citizen.<ref>{{cite news|title=With new Gaza fighting, 4 IDF widows worry the bodies of their fallen husbands won't return|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-new-gaza-fighting-4-idf-widows-worry-the-bodies-of-their-fallen-husbands-wont-return/|date=19 March 2025|publisher=[[The Times of Israel]]|first=Diana |last=Bletter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/edan-alexander-american-hostage-hamas-israel-ceasefire-6f3f08b0359d8b9953c134174c59a870|title=Father of the last living American hostage in Gaza hopes Trump can bring his son home|publisher=[[AP News]]|first=Sam| last=Mednick|date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> Alexander was released on May 12, 2025 as a "gesture of goodwill toward [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Donald Trump]]."<ref>{{cite news|title='A gesture of goodwill toward Trump,' Egyptian official says on Edan Alexander release deal|date=May 12, 2025|agency=[[Maariv]]|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-853595}}</ref> | ||
== Recovered MIAs and KIAs == | == Recovered MIAs and KIAs == | ||
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|Arthur Gasner | |Arthur Gasner | ||
|April | |20 April 1949 | ||
|Killed and body taken to [[Idna]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=IDF says it has determined soldier killed in 1949 was buried in Rehovot grave with comrades |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-15-2025/#liveblog-entry-3549633 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |language=en-US| first=Emanuel |last=Fabian}}</ref> | |Killed and body taken to [[Idna]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=IDF says it has determined soldier killed in 1949 was buried in Rehovot grave with comrades |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-15-2025/#liveblog-entry-3549633 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |language=en-US| first=Emanuel |last=Fabian}}</ref> | ||
|6 May 1949 /<br>15 May 2025 | |6 May 1949 /<br>15 May 2025 | ||
|Gasner's body was recovered 6 May 1949 along with the bodies of his fellow soldiers. His body was identified 15 May 2025, having been considered an MIA for 76 years. <ref name=":2" /> | |Gasner's body was recovered 6 May 1949 along with the bodies of his fellow soldiers. His body was identified 15 May 2025, having been considered an MIA for 76 years.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Zechariah Baumel]] | |[[Zechariah Baumel]] | ||
|10–11 June | |10–11 June 1982 | ||
|[[Battle of Sultan Yacoub]] | |[[Battle of Sultan Yacoub]] | ||
|April | |4 April 2019 | ||
|Operation Bittersweet Song | |Operation Bittersweet Song | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Tzvi Feldman | |Tzvi Feldman | ||
|10–11 June | |10–11 June 1982 | ||
|[[Battle of Sultan Yacoub]] | |[[Battle of Sultan Yacoub]] | ||
|May | |11 May 2025 | ||
|Mossad Operation<ref name=":0">{{ | |Mossad Operation<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |title=Body of soldier Zvi Feldman, missing for 43 years, recovered by Mossad and IDF |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/body-of-soldier-zvi-feldman-missing-for-43-years-recovered-by-mossad-and-idf/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Nachshon Wachsman]] | |[[Nachshon Wachsman]] | ||
|October | |9 October 1994 | ||
|[[Abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman]] | |[[Abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman]] | ||
|October | |14 October 1994 | ||
|Rescue Attempt | |Rescue Attempt | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ehud Goldwasser]] | |[[Ehud Goldwasser]] | ||
|12 July 2006 | |12 July 2006 | ||
|[[Operation Truthful Promise]] | |[[2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid|Operation Truthful Promise]] | ||
|16 July 2008 | |16 July 2008 | ||
|Prisoner Exchange<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2008-07-16 |title=Kidnapped troops return in coffins from Lebanon |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/article/3568851 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=ynet |language=en}}</ref> | |Prisoner Exchange<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2008-07-16 |title=Kidnapped troops return in coffins from Lebanon |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/article/3568851 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=ynet |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Eldad Regev]] | |[[Eldad Regev]] | ||
|12 July 2006 | |12 July 2006 | ||
|[[Operation Truthful Promise]] | |[[2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid|Operation Truthful Promise]] | ||
|16 July 2008 | |16 July 2008 | ||
|Prisoner Exchange<ref name=":1" /> | |Prisoner Exchange<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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|[[Oron Shaul]] | |[[Oron Shaul]] | ||
|July | |20 July 2014 | ||
|[[Battle of Shuja'iyya (2014)|Battle of Shuja'iyya]] | |[[Battle of Shuja'iyya (2014)|Battle of Shuja'iyya]] | ||
|January | |19 January 2025 | ||
|ISA/Shabak Operation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Body of Oron Shaul, killed and captured by Hamas in 2014, recovered from Gaza |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/body-of-oron-shaul-killed-and-captured-by-hamas-in-2014-recovered-from-gaza/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en-US}}</ref> | |ISA/Shabak Operation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Body of Oron Shaul, killed and captured by Hamas in 2014, recovered from Gaza |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/body-of-oron-shaul-killed-and-captured-by-hamas-in-2014-recovered-from-gaza/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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|[[Deaths and ransoming of Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin#Hadar Goldin|Hadar Goldin]] | |||
|1 August 2014 | |||
|[[2014 Gaza War]] | |||
|9 November 2025 | |||
|Returned by [[Hamas]] in accordance to the [[Gaza peace plan]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |date=2025-11-09 |title=After 4,118 days in Gaza, body of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin confirmed to be back in Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/after-4118-days-in-gaza-body-of-idf-soldier-hadar-goldin-confirmed-to-be-back-in-israel/ |access-date=2025-11-09 |work=The Times of Israel |language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 16 November 2025
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Israeli MIA are members of the Israel Defense Forces who are missing in action. Despite efforts to locate and repatriate them, their whereabouts remain unknown. Every year, a state ceremony is held at Mount Herzl, Israel's military cemetery in Jerusalem.[1]
IDF prisoners of war
In the Yom Kippur War 301 Israelis were captured by Syria and Egypt, 232 of whom by the Egyptians, 65 by the Syrians and 4 by the Lebanese. The majority of them were captured in the first stage of that war. Some Israeli soldiers reported after their release about the difficult conditions they faced: they were severely beaten by their captors, sometimes making them unconscious, while many reported that they were being investigated under torture.[2]
Known Israeli MIAs
- Yehuda Katz, an IDF soldier of the 362nd battalion declared missing after the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in Lebanon on June 12, 1982.[3]
- Ron Arad, an IDF F-4 Phantom II navigator, was lost over Lebanon on October 16, 1986.[4]
- Guy Hever disappeared on duty in the Golan Heights on August 17, 1997.[4]
October 7th and aftermath
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". During the Hamas October 7 invasion of Israel, 251 people were abducted from Israel into the Gaza strip. Of these, at least 23 were IDF soldiers, while the rest were Israeli civilians (both Jewish and non-Jewish), and foreign workers. Seven of the soldiers taken hostage were taken from the Nahal Oz military base, near the Kibbutz Nahal Oz, during the Nahal Oz attack. All seven were females.[5] One was rescued three weeks after being taken hostage, the body of another was recovered in November 2023,Template:Efn and the other five were released in January 2025 as part of the second Gaza war ceasefire.[6][7][8] The remainder of the soldiers taken captive include Colonel Asaf Hamami, the highest ranking officer whose body was abducted, Sergeant Major Muhammad Alatrash an Israeli from the Bedouin community, and Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American citizen.[9][10] Alexander was released on May 12, 2025 as a "gesture of goodwill toward US President Donald Trump."[11]
Recovered MIAs and KIAs
The remains of several Israeli soldiers missing and killed in action have been recovered.
| Name | Date Missing/Killed | Circumstance | Date Recovered | Circumstance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Gasner | 20 April 1949 | Killed and body taken to Idna[12] | 6 May 1949 / 15 May 2025 |
Gasner's body was recovered 6 May 1949 along with the bodies of his fellow soldiers. His body was identified 15 May 2025, having been considered an MIA for 76 years.[12] |
| Zechariah Baumel | 10–11 June 1982 | Battle of Sultan Yacoub | 4 April 2019 | Operation Bittersweet Song |
| Tzvi Feldman | 10–11 June 1982 | Battle of Sultan Yacoub | 11 May 2025 | Mossad Operation[13] |
| Nachshon Wachsman | 9 October 1994 | Abduction and killing of Nachshon Wachsman | 14 October 1994 | Rescue Attempt |
| Ehud Goldwasser | 12 July 2006 | Operation Truthful Promise | 16 July 2008 | Prisoner Exchange[14] |
| Eldad Regev | 12 July 2006 | Operation Truthful Promise | 16 July 2008 | Prisoner Exchange[14] |
| Gilad Shalit | 25 June 2006 | 2006 Gaza cross-border raid | 18 October 2011 | Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange |
| Oron Shaul | 20 July 2014 | Battle of Shuja'iyya | 19 January 2025 | ISA/Shabak Operation[15] |
| Hadar Goldin | 1 August 2014 | 2014 Gaza War | 9 November 2025 | Returned by Hamas in accordance to the Gaza peace plan[16] |
Procedure and guidelines
According to Reuben Yardor, a military intelligence leader of the Yom Kippur War, the automatic assumption they made was that all that's known to their captured soldiers is also known to the captors.[17]
Several publicized stories of Israeli prisoners of war were:[18]
- Corporal Uri Ilan, undercover soldier in the Golani Brigade who committed suicide in a Syrian prison in 1955, leaving a note in which he wrote, "I did not betray."
- Lieutenant Colonel Avi Nir, fighter pilot shot down and captured during the Yom Kippur War, died in captivity without revealing secrets to his captors. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Courage, for "[He] was tortured to death by investigators but revealed no information. Doing so demonstrates loyalty and supreme sacrifice."[19]
- Lieutenant Amos Levinberg, intelligence officer taken captive by the Syrians in the beginning the Yom Kippur War, and gave his captors a lot of information. He was eventually released in a prisoner exchange.[20]
See also
Notes
References
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Further reading
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- Public Law 106–89 106th Congress, US Congress, November 8, 1999
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