Missing pilot

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.
An illustrative image of a Susi Air aircraft.

New Zealand pilot taken hostage in Indonesia - Papuan rebel group

The pilot had been identified as Captain Philip Merthens and it is unclear if the five passengers had also been abducted by Papuan separatists.

|ByREUTERS
IAF soldier inspect helmet of missing pilot Danny Gori.

Hiker finds helmet of fallen IDF pilot Danny Gori – 36 years later

In response to the discovery, Gori's daughter Dana, who was born only two months after the crash, was ecstatic upon hearing the news.

|ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF