Katz: ‘The fall of Capt. Maoz Rakanti shortly before his wedding is heartbreaking’

Defense Minister Israel Katz eulogized Captain Maoz Israel Rakanti, who fell in southern Lebanon, writing that “Maoz was a revered, courageous commander devoted to his subordinates – a fighter who led from the front, with responsibility, personal example and love of country.” Katz added: “His fall, shortly before he was to establish a home and marry his beloved, is heartbreaking and illustrates the unbearable price paid by the best of our sons in the battle for Israel’s security. My heart is with his family, with his fiancée, with his comrades-in-arms and with the IDF soldiers.”