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Lebanese Official Vanishes: Was it a Covert Israeli Operation for Missing Pilot Ron Arad?

A relative of retired Lebanese officer Ahmed Shukr holds a poster of him during a gathering outside the headquarters of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, ESCWA, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP

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Firstpost•09-03-2026, 12:05

Lebanese Official Vanishes: Was it a Covert Israeli Operation for Missing Pilot Ron Arad?

•Retired Lebanese security officer Captain Ahmed Shukr mysteriously disappeared after going to meet a land buyer, sparking kidnapping suspicions.
•Lebanese officials and Shukr's family suspect he was kidnapped by Israel to extract information about Ron Arad, an Israeli pilot missing since 1986.
•An Israeli commando operation in Nabi Chit, digging in the Shukr family cemetery for Arad's remains, led to clashes with Hezbollah and 41 deaths.
•Shukr was lured by Ali Morad for a land deal; security footage shows him entering another car on December 17, 2023, and he hasn't been seen since.
•Four individuals, including Morad, have been charged in Beirut for Shukr's kidnapping, which involved buying an SUV and renting a villa.

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