After 37 years, the body of Sgt. Zachary Baumel has returned to Israel

There was no prisoner exchange, Manelis said, explaining that it was an operational mission carried out by military intelligence.

Miriam and Yonah Baumel hold a picture of their son Zachary Baumel, who was taken prisoner of war in 1982, in Jerusalem on July 07, 2003

Miriam and Yonah Baumel hold a picture of their son Zachary Baumel, who was taken prisoner of war in 1982, in Jerusalem on July 07, 2003

(photo credit: FLASH90)

ByANNA AHRONHEIM

APRIL 4, 2019 01:36