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Netanyahu Visits Family of Yehuda Katz, IDF Soldier Returned After 44 Years

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Hebrew · 5 newsrooms covering

Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the family of Yehuda Katz, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yaakov, whose remains were returned after 44 years in a special IDF and Mossad operation.

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  • Netanyahu visited Yehuda Katz's family after his remains were returned to Israel.
  • Katz was the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yaakov.
  • The remains were brought back through a special IDF and Mossad operation.
  • Netanyahu expressed emotion and regret that Katz's parents did not see this moment.
  • Netanyahu quoted his saying about preferring a good question over a weak excuse.
  • The return symbolizes closure for the family and the nation after decades.
Netanyahu Visits Family of Yehuda Katz, IDF Soldier Returned After 44 Years
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the family of Lieutenant Yehuda Yekutiel Katz, the last missing soldier from the 1982 Battle of Sultan Yaakov, whose remains were recently returned to Israel. The return was accomplished through a special operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces and the Mossad. Netanyahu expressed his deep emotion over the soldier's repatriation and lamented that Katz's parents did not live to witness this moment. He also remarked that bringing Katz home to Israel fulfilled the phrase he often quoted: 'Better a good question than a weak excuse.'

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