The IDF commander and Mideast antiques dealer behind a tragic operation in Lebanon

Col. (res) Yoav Yarom is a courageous fighter who rose through the army ranks despite losing a leg in combat. Over the years his hobbies, conducting historical research and collecting ancient coins, became a profession. In November 2024, in Lebanon, his love of history and his military career got entangled, and ended with the deaths of scholar Ze'ev Erlich and soldier Gur Kehati