Netanyahu visits family of Yehuda Katz, after soldier missing for 44 years receives burial
Last week, the IDF recovered the remains of Katz in an operation in Lebanon, 44 years after he went missing during the First Lebanon War.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the family of Sgt. First Class Yehuda Yekutiel Katz to offer condolences following his burial last week, after the IDF recovered his remains in an operation in Lebanon 44 years after he went missing during the First Lebanon War. Netanyahu expressed his sorrow over the fact that Katz's parents passed away before the return and described Katz as a Torah scholar, a man of values, and a professional and devoted fighter.
The IDF, led by Military Intelligence and in collaboration with the Mossad, located and brought the remains to Israel, where an identification process was conducted. Katz was buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, with Mossad chief Roman Gofman among the attendees.
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