Shalom Nagar, Executioner of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann, Dies at 86

Nagar, who carried out Israel's only judicial execution in 1962, lived with lasting trauma from the event and later turned to religion.

Shalom Nagar, the Israeli prison guard who executed Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962, has died at the age of 86, according to media reports.
Eichmann, a key architect of the Holocaust, was captured by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960 and convicted of crimes against humanity in a landmark trial.
Nagar, selected by lottery to perform the execution, described the event as deeply traumatic, leading to years of nightmares and PTSD.
After the execution, Nagar's identity remained secret for 30 years due to fears of reprisals, but he later spoke publicly about the experience in interviews and a 2011 documentary.
The event remains historically significant as Israel's only use of the death penalty, symbolizing justice for Holocaust victims and the young nation's resolve.