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Dr. Yitzhak Yifat, paratrooper in iconic Six Day War photo, dies at 81
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From left, Israeli paratroopers Tzion Karasenti, Yitzhak Yifat and Chaim Oshri standing at the Western Wall after Israel captured the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, June 7, 1967. (David Rubinger/GPO)
Dr. Yitzhak Yifat, 81, one of three paratroopers who appeared in an iconic photo at the Western Wall after Israel captured it during the 1967 Six Day War, dies, Hebrew media reports.
Yifat, a gynecologist from Kiryat Malachi was immortalized in David Rubinger’s iconic photo as the young, fresh-faced lad in the middle, gazing up at the Western Wall following the military’s victory at the important holy site.
He was pictured next to fellow paratroopers Tzion Karasenti and Chaim Oshri.
Reports say he died of an illness, but do not go in to detail.
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