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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bassem Mroue

Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel searches for signs of navigator missing for 40 years

Lebanon Israel Iran - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An Israeli special force that landed in eastern Lebanon overnight in search of information about a navigator who has been missing for nearly 40 years did not find his remains, the Israeli military said Saturday. The operation left dozens of people dead and dozens more wounded.

Israel has been trying for decades to find out what happened to Ron Arad since he went missing after parachuting from a fighter jet that crashed in Lebanon in 1986. Arad was involved in attacking suspected Palestinian militants. He was captured alive by local gunmen.

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