Ehud Goldwasser
Ehud "Udi" Goldwasser (Hebrew: אהוד גולדווסר; 18 July 1975 – 12 July 2006) was an Israeli soldier who was abducted in Israel by Hezbollah along with Eldad Regev on 12 July 2006, sparking the 2006 Lebanon War. His rank was First Sergeant.
Ehud Goldwasser | |
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| Native name | אהוד גולדווסר |
| Born | 18 July 1975 Nahariya, Israel |
| Died | 12 July 2006 (aged 30) Israel-Lebanon border |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service/ | Israeli Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1993 – 2006 |
| Rank | Sergeant major |
| Battles/wars | |
On 16 July 2008, the bodies of Goldwasser and Regev were returned to Israel in the 2008 Israel–Hezbollah prisoner exchange. Israeli officials claimed an examination of the bodies determined that the two reservists were killed during the ambush. A Lebanese minister claimed the soldiers were killed during the Israeli bombing.
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