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Israeli who lead capture of Nazi mastermind Eichmann dies at 92

cde.news desk 24 March 2019, 05:22 · 1 min read

epa05129086 Israeli Rafi Eitan, who headed the Mossad operation to capture Adolf Eichmann sits in the residence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, in Jerusalem, Israel, 27 January 2016, before the start of an event where new documents are released about Eichmann who sought a pardon two days before his execution in 1962. Eichmann is the only person the state of Israel has executed. He was charged and found guilty of 15 counts of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity and war crimes. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER

Rafi Eitan, who led the operation to capture fugitive Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann, has died at the age of 92.

Apart from the Eichmann capture in Argentina, Eitan was also involved in the planning and implementation of the attack on the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry.

Eitan was elected to parliament in 2006 for three years and served as pensioners minister.

Via The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli who lead capture of Nazi mastermind Eichmann dies at 92

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