When casualty officers knocked on the submarine door and gave birth to one of the most complex operations of the war | Yinon Shalom Yitach

The commander of a submarine in the Israeli Navy recounts a secret operation to rescue a submarine soldier from the seabed, after he received the devastating news of his brother's fall in battle in the Gaza Strip. The operation, which set out last year to one of the farthest points an Israeli force has reached, aimed to bring the soldier back in time for the funeral.

A report by Yinon Shalom Yitach on i24NEWS reveals a secret operation by the Israeli Navy and Air Force, launched last year at one of the farthest points an Israeli force has ever reached. The operation aimed to rescue a submarine soldier from the seabed after he received the devastating news of his brother's death in battle in the Gaza Strip. The submarine commander recounts the consultation in the command room, the decision to do the impossible and bring the soldier home, and the difficult moment of the news. The operation involved a distant ship with a special force and a helicopter assigned to bring him back from the sea. The soldier was returned in time for the funeral, and his bereaved family waited on the dock and thanked the submarine commanders. The report emphasizes that the operation had no tactical successes that changed the course of the campaign, but it illustrates the IDF's ability to carry out complex operations with deep human significance.