The IDF Spokesperson announced that the burial site of the late fallen soldier Yaakov Zarihan has been located. He fell during the supply convoys to besieged Jerusalem in Operation Harel in 1948, and his burial site was unknown. An investigation by the Missing Persons Unit revealed that Zarihan was buried in a mass grave in Kiryat Anavim along with seven other IDF soldiers who took part in the convoys. “His family members, including Yaakov’s sisters, received an update last night from Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of the Casualties Division Edna Elia about the conclusion of the investigation and the solving of the mystery of his disappearance,” it was reported. Yaakov’s sister, Yvonne Cohen, said: “For me, finding his burial site means the world. I will call my sons so they can say Kaddish for the first time at his grave.”
