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IDF: IDF Chief of the General Staff to the Family of Yehuda Katz: “Today, a Circle Has Been Closed. After 44 Years, the Battle of Sultan Yacoub Has Come to an End. All Those Missing From the Battle Have Been Returned to Israel” The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, spoke this evening (Tuesday) with the family of Yehuda Yekutiel Katz. The Chief of the General Staff expressed his appreciation to the family for their decades-long struggle to bring Yehuda home and said: “Today, a circle has been closed. After 44 years, the Battle of Sultan Yacoub has come to an end. All those missing from the battle have been returned to Israel. This is a special day for me, both as Chief of the General Staff and as a soldier of the Armored Corps. From the day I enlisted in the Armored Corps, I was raised on the legacy of that battle and on the moral commitment to bring all of our missing home. An entire nation stands united with you and shares in your emotion today.” The family thanked the Chief of the General Staff for his words and for the efforts to bring the Yehuda home for burial in Israel. They added that his funeral would unite the entire nation and would be held in a manner reflecting his unique character.