Rafi Eitan, a legendary Mossad spy who led the team that captured Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, has died at the age of 92. Rafi Eitan, a legendary Mossad spy who led the team that captured Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, has died at the age of 92. Eitan was one of the founders of Israel’s intelligence community and among its most prominent figures in Israel and abroad. “His work and his actions will be etched in gold letters in the annals of the state,” Mr Cohen said in a statement. Mr Eitan claimed his actions were sanctioned by his superiors, but eventually was forced to resign his post.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2019 19:30 UTC