Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eulogized Staff Sgt. Moshe Yitzhak HaCohen Katz, who fell in Lebanon, writing that "Moshe, of blessed memory, immigrated to Israel from the United States, enlisted in the Paratroopers Brigade and fought valiantly to defend the homeland." Netanyahu added: "On behalf of all the citizens of Israel, we embrace Moshe's family in this difficult time and wish a speedy and complete recovery to our fighters who were wounded in the same incident."