Baruch Dayan Ha'Emeth - May the true Judge be blessed

Israel Radio's 1:00 am news reported on the passing of Yona Baumel z"l over the Shavuot holiday. Yona Baumel was the father of Zecharyah Baumel, who has been missing since the battle of Sultan Yaqub during the first Lebanon War in 1982. Y'hi zichro baruch (may his memory be blessed).Arutz Sheva adds: Baumel became a symbol of efforts to find Israel's missing soldiers. He was an outspoken critic