Ehud Goldwasser

Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser (Ehud Ben Malka Goldwasser) (אהוד גולדווסר; 18 July 1975 - circa July 12 2006) was an Israeli soldier who was captured in Israel by Hezbollah along with Eldad Regev on 12 July 2006, sparking the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. His rank was Sergeant Major.

On July 16, 2008, the bodies of Goldwasser and Regev were returned to Israel in an Israeli-Hezbollah prisoner swap. An examination of the bodies determined that the two reservists were probably killed during the initial attack.

Biography

Prior to his capture at Israel's border with Lebanon, Ehud "Udi" Goldwasser lived in Nahariya. He worked at Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology, from which he earned a degree in aerospace engineering studies. As a teenager, Udi lived in South Africa with his parents, Shlomo and Mickey, and two younger brothers. He was married to Karnit. Udi was interested in environmental conservation, motorcycles, sailing and photography.

Raid

According to the United Nations, the fighting began at around 9 AM when Hezbollah launched rockets on Israeli military positions along the Lebanese border, apparently as a diversion. A force then attacked two armored IDF Humvees patrolling the border near the Israeli village of Zar'it with anti-tank rockets, and captured the two soldiers.

An Israeli Merkava Mk. II tank was damaged by a 200 kg improvised explosive device, while attempting to give pursuit, killing all four crewmembers.

Prisoner swap

On July 16, 2008, Hezbollah transferred the coffins of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev., in exchange for Lebanese militant Samir Kuntar and four other Hezbollah fighters captured by Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War, as well as the remains of 199 Lebanese and Palestinian militants.

Aerosmith dedication

On September 19, 2006, rock band Aerosmith dedicated their hit song Dream On to Ehud Goldwasser at the request of Goldwasser's wife.

References

See also

• Gilad Shalit
• Eldad Regev
• Israeli MIAs

External links

• Official site about the 2006 MIAs (Shalit, Goldwasser, Regev)
• Event of Two Israeli Soldiers Kidnapped - YnetNews
• Udi's photography gallery
• Our Boys Downloadable AIM icons to show support and raise awareness.