Hezbollah and Iran have been helping Israel solve the mystery of the location of its military official who was shot down over Lebanon in 1986, Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
Using Western intermediaries, Hezbollah has expressed optimism that Ron Arad’s body will be returned to Israel, the news site said.
“They [the sources within Hezbollah] said that the land in the area where Arad was buried has moved and been changed since it happened [his burial].”
“They’re continuing their efforts and are confident that they will succeed in the end to locate his grave.”
Ron Arad was captured after he and pilot Yishai Aviram were forced to eject over Lebanon in October 1986.
While Aviram was retrieved by Israeli forces, the rescue team came under heavy fire, and was unable to locate Arad before evacuating.