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Mossad took DNA from body in Lebanon to see if it was missing soldier Ron Arad

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Published: 8 October 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Israel PM Bennett, borrowing from Netanyahu’s playbook, tells Knesset of ‘bold’ mission concerned with fate of Lt Col Ron Arad, missing in Lebanon since 1986

Mossad took DNA from body in Lebanon to determine if it was Ron Arad — report (Times of Israel)
Israeli spy agency examined corpse interred in northern Lebanese village of Nabi Chit, believed to belong to missing airman, Saudi news site reports

Report: Mossad Extracted DNA Sample in Lebanon in Search for MIA Ron Arad (Haaretz)
Mossad agents allegedly kidnapped a former Iranian general in Syria to an unnamed country in Africa and interrogated him

Reports of mysterious Mossad operation to find Israeli airman confirmed (Guardian)
Israel prime minister tells Knesset of ‘bold’ mission concerned with fate of missing navigator Lt Col Ron Arad

Using Mossad for politics, Bennett borrows a page from Netanyahu's playbook (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: The Prime Minister's decision to reveal a recent Mossad mission to discover information on Ron Arad's fate, brought back memories of Netanyahu's use of the spy agency for political purposes – and that’s a problem

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