President Reuven Rivlin eulogized Yehuda Wachsman who passed away today 25 years after his son Nachshon was kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists.
"We remember very well Yehuda's face which appeared on television during those days during which Nachshon's fate hung in the balance. We also remember how we were all anxiously united to his fate. It was the face of a man of faith, a man of peace, warm and sensitive, even in the midst grievous loss," the president said.
"We remember the bravery of the soldiers and the unit commanders who set out to release Nachshon and we will not forget the bravery of Captain Nir Poraz, the salt of the earth, who fell during the daring operation. We will never forget the values that Yehuda willed to us with his passing. They are the values of national unity and shared responsibility," the president concluded.