Ron Arad

A New York Times investigation details secret interrogations driven by the belief that Iran held the missing navigator, while an Iran-Hezbollah report concluded he died in Lebanon in 1988

Ron Arad, a navigator in the Israeli Air Force, was captured in 1986 after his combat aircraft was shot down over Lebanon

While there has been no official confirmation from Israel over any possible involvement in Ahmed Shukr's recent disappearance, this unusual incident reopens one of Israel's most painful wounds

The report says the ex-general security official was lured and kidnapped amid renewed focus on the missing Israeli pilot

Gantz accused PM Bennett of not having warned him that he intended to make the operation public

Lt. Col. Ron Arad missing since 1986 after his aircraft was shot down over Lebanon

Israeli prime minister ordered operation last month to find location of IDF soldier kidnapped in 1986