{"id":60782,"date":"2026-07-08T16:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/after-78-years-idf-locates-burial-site-of-pvt-yaakov-zrihan-who-went-missing-in-independence-war\/08\/07\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:53:07","slug":"after-78-years-idf-locates-burial-site-of-pvt-yaakov-zrihan-who-went-missing-in-independence-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/after-78-years-idf-locates-burial-site-of-pvt-yaakov-zrihan-who-went-missing-in-independence-war\/08\/07\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"After 78 years, IDF locates burial site of Pvt. Yaakov Zrihan, who went missing in Independence War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>IDF officers meet with the family of the late soldier, Private Yaakov Zrihan. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The findings follow an investigation by the IDF&#8217;s Missing Persons Branch, which further noted that the grave contained the remains of seven additional IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The remains of IDF soldier Private Yaakov Zrihan, killed during Israel&#8217;s War of Independence, were identified after being found in an unmarked mass grave in Kiryat Enavim, the military announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The findings follow a 15-year investigation by the IDF&#8217;s Missing Persons Branch, which noted that the grave contained the remains of seven additional IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5aihlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5aihlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_5aihlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zrihan made Aliyah from Casablanca, Morocco, in 1947 with the youth movement and enlisted in the Palmach on April 12, 1948.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the IDF, he is believed to have been a member of a convoy to free the besieged city of Jerusalem, and was likely killed near Shaar Hagai on April 20, 1948.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/78-years-idf-locates-burial-201809463.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDF officers meet with the family of the late soldier, Private Yaakov Zrihan. 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