After 7-year search, the remains of missing Israeli soldier found
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Israeli authorities say the remains of a missing soldier have been found in a forest in northern Israel, ending a seven-year search.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the body of Majdi Halabi, a Druse Arab soldier who disappeared in 2005, were found two weeks ago by a park ranger in the Carmel forest near the Israeli city of Haifa. Israeli police conducted a forensic investigation Thursday and confirmed that the remains match the soldier's DNA.
Halabi, who lived in the area, disappeared after hitchhiking.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Israeli police are investigating the circumstances of his death.
For years, a nonprofit organization offered $10 million reward for anyone with information on Halabi's disappearance. The group later folded.