Elchanan Tenenbaum, (born August 12, 1946) is a retired colonel in the Israel Defense Force. Tenenbaum's capture was announced on October 16, 2000 by the Lebanese terrorist group Hizbullah after being lured out of Israel under circumstances unknown at the time of this writing. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Colonel Colonel is a military rank, usually the highest below general grades, and just above Lieutenant Colonel. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces (army, air force and navy). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Hezbollah militant carrying a Hezbollah Flag Hezbollah (Arabic ‮حزب الله‬, meaning Party of God) is a political and military organization in Lebanon founded in 1982 to fight Israel in southern Lebanon. ...

It is alleged he was lured into an ambush by Hizbullah under false pretenses. These pretenses are rumored to be a business deal or possibly a drug deal, though the Israeli government denies the latter. It is believed he was either captured in Europe and taken to Lebanon or captured in the United Arab Emirates after traveling there from Belgium and then transported back to Lebanon. His abduction is believed to have been conducted by Imad Mugniyah, a senior member of Hizbullah. Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ... Imad Fayez Mugniyah (born December 7, 1962) is a senior member of the Lebanese terrorist group Hizbullah. ...

Tenenbaum was released in 2004 as part of POW swap with Hizbullah. The swap, mediated by Germany, resulted in the exchange of 435 prisoners held by Israel in return for Tenenbaum's release and the return of the bodies of three soldiers killed during an ambush along the Israeli-Lebanese border. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

Among the 435 people released were Mustafa Dirani and Sheik Abdul-Karim Obeid. These two individuals were captured, in 1994 and 1989 respectively, for use as bargaining chips in the effort to secure the release of the most famous of the Israeli MIAs, Ron Arad. Fearing the release of these men would end any hope of finding Arad, his family attempted to take legal action to prevent their release. Nothing came of this effort. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Several hundred members of the Israeli military have been declared Missing In Action since 1948. ... Ron Arad (born May 5, 1958) is an Israeli MIA currently missing. ...

ICMIS Biography on Tenenbaum http://www.mia.org.il/tannenbaum.html
ICMIS collection of media articles on him and other missing Israeli soldiers. http://www.mia.org.il/archive.html