Eldad Regev

For the Israeli Government spokesman, see Mark Regev.
Eldad Regev
אלדד רגב
Born(1980-08-16)16 August 1980
Qiryat Motzkin, Israel
Died12 July 2006(2006-07-12) (aged 25)
Israeli–Lebanese border
Known forBeing one of two Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked the 2006 Lebanon War

Eldad Regev (Hebrew: אלדד רגב‎, 16 August 1980 – 12 July 2006) was an Israeli soldier captured by Hezbollah fighters along with Ehud Goldwasser on 12 July 2006 in Israel near the Lebanese border, sparking the 2006 Lebanon War. His rank was Sergeant First Class.[1]

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 from August 12, 2006, among other things, called for the unconditional release of the abducted soldiers.

On 16 July 2008, coffins containing the remains of Goldwasser and Regev were returned to Israel as part of a prisoner exchange. Israeli officials claimed an examination of the bodies determined that the two reservists were killed during the ambush.[2] A Lebanese minister claimed the soldiers were killed during the Israeli bombing.[3]

  1. ^ "Israel buries remains of returned soldiers". CNN. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Goldwasser and Regev Were Killed in Initial Attack". Arutz Sheva. 17 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Lebanese Minister: Goldwasser, Regev Were Killed by IDF Fire". Haaretz. Reuters. 5 October 2011.