Ron arad

Ron Arad remains talks spark skepticism, ex Mossad official says negotiations could help search

Ronen Meir, who graduated with Arad from the flight course during their time in the IDF, said that the friends of the missing navigator are "saturated with attempts and disappointments."

|By103FM
Missing IAF navigator Ron Arad in captivity after his jet went down in Lebanon in 1986
Talks between the US, Lebanon, and Israel in Washington DC earlier this year.

Return of Ron Arad's remains could be discussed in Israel-Lebanon DC talks - report

Arad was an Israeli pilot captured by the Lebanese Shi’ite group Amal in 1986, with Israel losing track of his whereabouts in 1988.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, AMICHAI STEIN, JAMES GENN
Friends of Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

Hezbollah claims it foiled additional IDF attempt to land in Lebanon, search for Ron Arad

According to Hezbollah's statement, 15 helicopters arrived from the direction of the Syrian border and attempted to land near the village.

|ByGUY ALSTER, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Friends of Israel Air Force navigator Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

IDF attempts operation to locate items tied to Ron Arad disappearance in Lebanon

According to Lebanese news outlet An-Nahar, IDF soldiers were seen carrying out a ground operation in a cemetery suspected to have a connection to Ron Arad's 1986 disappearance.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ

33 years on: Israel remembers Ron Arad

October 16th marked 33 years since Israeli Air Force Navigator Ron Arad was taken captive in Lebanon in 1986 after his plane went down during a bombing mission over southern Lebanon.

OCTOBER 17, 2019ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Missing IAF navigator Ron Arad in captivity after his jet went down in Lebanon in 1986

Ron Arad’s pilot retires from El Al

Event comes week before 31st anniversary of fateful crash.

OCTOBER 9, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
YISHAI AVIRAM