IDF Chief Rabbi Weiss will meet with Israel\'s two Chief Rabbis today to discuss the available evidence regarding the apparent deaths of the three abducted soldiers. They will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to allow the three to be declared \"IDF casualties whose burial place is unknown.\" IDF Personnel Corps Chief Maj.-Gen. Gil Regev announced in a dramatic press conference last night that the army now assumes that, in all likelihood, the three died during or shortly after their abduction by Hizbullah terrorists almost 13 months ago. Chief Rabbi Lau said today that the decision would be made very soon.
The press conference was apparently called after developments in the case led to rumors - which the army wished to dispel - that the bodies were in Israel. News of the press conference itself, however, led to additional rumors and question marks, which were intensified by the lack of clear information provided by Gen. Regev.
The press conference was apparently called after developments in the case led to rumors - which the army wished to dispel - that the bodies were in Israel. News of the press conference itself, however, led to additional rumors and question marks, which were intensified by the lack of clear information provided by Gen. Regev.