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Israeli ex-spy who helped capture Nazi mastermind Eichmann dies at 92
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 23, 2019 / 2:42 PM / UPDATED 7 MINUTES AGO
Israeli ex-spy who helped capture Nazi mastermind Eichmann dies at 92
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Rafi Eitan, a former Israeli minister and veteran spy who led the operation to capture fugitive Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann, died on Saturday at the age of 92.
“We have lost a brave fighter whose contribution to Israel’s security will be taught for generations to come,” President Reuven Rivlin said.
Eitan died after being hospitalized in Tel Aviv, YNET news website and other Israeli media reported.
Eitan played an influential role in the early years of Israel’s intelligence agencies.
In 1960, he was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the capture of Eichmann, an architect of the Nazi Holocaust, who was living in Argentina under an assumed identity. Eichmann was taken to Israel where he stood trial for crimes against humanity, was found guilty and hanged.
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Israeli ex-spy who helped capture Nazi mastermind Eichmann dies at 92
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Rafi Eitan, a former Israeli minister and veteran spy who led the operation to capture fugitive Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann, died on Saturday at the age of 92.
“We have lost a brave fighter whose contribution to Israel’s security will be taught for generations to come,” President Reuven Rivlin said.
Eitan died after being hospitalized in Tel Aviv, YNET news website and other Israeli media reported.
Eitan played an influential role in the early years of Israel’s intelligence agencies.
In 1960, he was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the capture of Eichmann, an architect of the Nazi Holocaust, who was living in Argentina under an assumed identity. Eichmann was taken to Israel where he stood trial for crimes against humanity, was found guilty and hanged.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-obit-eitan/israeli-ex-spy-who-helped-capture-nazi-mastermind-eichmann-dies-at-92-idUSKCN1R40PP
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