#1: Israel to Replace Tank Being Returned by Russia Author: TrevorLarkum, Location: Northampton, EnglandPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 2:25 pm ---- "In 1982, Syrian forces seized a tank from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the First Lebanon War. The Magach tank, based on the US tank M48 Patton, has been on exhibition in Kubinka Tank Museum near Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to return the tank to Israel."