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→History: Eichmanns capture
On March 30, 2005 [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]], Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Ya’alon presented official citations to the three surviving agents and to representatives of those deceased, saying: "This is historic justice for those who were sent on a mission on behalf of the state and became the victims of a complex political affair."<ref>{{hnb|Cashman|2005}}</ref>
On March 30, 2005 [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]], Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Moshe Ya’alon presented official citations to the three surviving agents and to representatives of those deceased, saying: "This is historic justice for those who were sent on a mission on behalf of the state and became the victims of a complex political affair."<ref>{{hnb|Cashman|2005}}</ref>
=== Eichmann's capture ===
Mossad is most famous for successfully tracking down and capturing [[Nazi]] [[war criminal]] [[Adolf Eichmann]]. In 1960, Mossad learned that Eichmann was in [[Argentina]]. After tracking him down and watching him for some time, Mossad agents kidnapped him as he got off his bus. He was then smuggled out of Argentina to [[Israel]]. Eichmann was tried, convicted, and hanged on June 1st, 1962.
==Trial ''in absentia''==
==Trial ''in absentia''==