Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Aviv Kochavi responded Wednesday evening to the return of the body of the missing fighter, Zacharia Baumel.
"This is a long-standing effort by the intelligence community and the Missing Persons Division in the Personnel Directorate, during which various studies and operations were carried out to locate the missing soldiers." The commander of the Intelligence Branch, who led to the identification and return of Sergeant Baumel, They are headed by the great commitment to take care of every soldier who joins the IDF and swears allegiance to Israel, "said Kochavi.