He died the spy who captured the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires

TEL AVIV.- The former Israeli spy Rafi Eitan, who led the Mossad's operation to capture the Nazi
Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires pbaded away today at the age of 92.

Former minister and former legendary officer of Shin Bet and Mossad, he directed in 1960 the mission that captured Eichmann in Argentina. Eitan, born November 23, 1926, was also the Israeli intelligence that had links with Jonathan Pollard, the American spy who had provided Israel with a lot of secret information between 1984 and 1985.

Eitan was sent to Buenos Aires to capture Eichmann. He was in charge of the operation. He chose seven people out of a group of 250 people at his disposal to work exclusively on the case.

"My wife Sarah and I, as well as the entire Jewish people, lament the death of our beloved Rafi Eitan, one of the heroes of the state's intelligence service." Israel, which has committed countless acts of security, "said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin. Netanyahu

Over the years, Eitan "took part in public life, was Israeli government minister and worked for the restoration of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust," he added.

ANSA and Telam agencies