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Woman dies after 42-year wait for kidnapped husband in Lebanon

Maryam Jamos died after 42 years of waiting for the fate of her husband, Sulaiman Murad Jamos, a prominent official of the Jewish community in Lebanon who was kidnapped in Beirut in 1984. The case revives Lebanon's missing persons file, with a report noting Israeli efforts to include the file of 12 Lebanese Jews kidnapped in the 1980s in negotiations with Lebanon.

📍 Where things stand: The fate of Sulaiman Murad Jamos remains unknown 42 years later, as the case revives Lebanon's missing persons file and Israeli efforts to include the file of 12 Lebanese Jews kidnapped in the 1980s in negotiations with Lebanon.

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17 Oct 2026, 18:12 A Lebanese woman died after 42 years of waiting for her kidnapped husband in Lebanon, without the husband's fate or the circumstances of his disappearance being revealed, reviving Lebanon's missing persons file.
17 Oct 2026, 18:23 A report by Yedioth Ahronoth said the woman was Maryam Jamos and her husband was Sulaiman Murad Jamos, a prominent official of the Jewish community in Lebanon, who was kidnapped in Beirut in 1984. Maryam died on the last Yom Kippur before her husband's fate was revealed.
17 Oct 2026, 18:23 The report noted Israeli efforts to include the file of 12 Lebanese Jews kidnapped in the 1980s in negotiations with Lebanon.

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42 Years Waiting for Her Kidnapped Husband in Lebanon... She Died and the Secret Remains Unrevealed

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42 Years Waiting for Her Kidnapped Husband in Lebanon... She Passed Away and the Secret Was Never Revealed

A Lebanese woman has died after spending 42 years waiting for her kidnapped husband in Lebanon, without the fate of her husband or the circumstances of his disappearance ever being…