Missing Soldiers

Home at last: Two sons, two soldiers, one homeland - opinion

The very different circumstances under which two Israeli soldiers were returned puts things in perspective and echoes Jewish values.

MAY 17, 2025|ByMOSHE TARAGIN

ANAT COHEN, sister of Sgt. First Class Zvi Feldman – whose body was recovered during a special operation in Syria after being missing for 43 years – speaks to the media outside her Tel Aviv home, May 11.

Israel initiates talks with Syrian citizens to locate burial site of Eli Cohen - report

Syria refused to return Cohen's body to his family in Israel, and his body was allegedly buried multiple times to prevent Israel from finding and returning his remains.

DECEMBER 14, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF troops drill alongside US Marines as part of Juniper Cobra 2018

Five US Marines missing after helicopter found near San Diego

The aircraft was coordinating a search and rescue effort before going missing.

FEBRUARY 7, 2024|ByREUTERS

A girl records video of flyers in Times Square, of Israeli people reported missing as the city reacts to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in New York City, US, October 12, 2023.

New Jersey natives believed to be held as hostages in Gaza

National security adviser Jake Sullivan told media that 20 or more Americans are still yet to be accounted for.

OCTOBER 21, 2023|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel at war: One brother married, the other missing - interview

‘It is possible to experience genuine happiness amidst pain’

OCTOBER 18, 2023

ByZVIKA KLEIN

Rabbi Doron Perez tells 'Post' of the joys of one son's wedding, while another son is MIA

Families of hostages taken to Gaza plead for their return to Israel

The families of hostages taken by Hamas pleaded with the Israeli government to secure their immediate release.

OCTOBER 15, 2023

ByBROOKE SARAH BORDEN

Families of people who are missing or were abducted from Israel by Hamas hold a press conference asking for a humanitarian corridor for the transfer of medicine and humanitarian aid for hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 14, 2023.

Israel asks civilians for help in identifying missing persons

According to an unofficial report, approximately 750 Israelis are currently missing.

OCTOBER 8, 2023

ByJOANIE MARGULIES, SAM HALPERN

Hundreds in line at the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv to donate blood, with more than 300 injuries as dozens of terrorists infiltrate southern Israel and more than a thousand rockets were fired by Gaza militants into Israel. October 7, 2023.

Russia excavates Syrian cemetery, searching for missing IDF soldiers

If the reports are accurate, it may mean that the bodies of Israeli soldiers Tzvi Feldman and Yehuda Katz will finally be returned to Israel after nearly 40 years.

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

ByTOBIAS SIEGAL