WATCH: Inside the 44 year search for fallen IDF soldier Yehuda Katz

Sgt. Yehuda Katz went missing during the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yacoub, a fierce clash between IDF and Syrian forces that killed 20 Israeli soldiers and left six soldiers unaccounted for.

After 44 years of uncertainty, a covert intelligence operation in Syria recovered his remains, closing the search for the missing from that battle as he was laid to rest today.

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