Sad return

One of the two Israeli soldiers involved in a prisoner exchange with Hezbollah this week, was Ehud "Udi" Goldwasser. Ehud's remains were returned. He grew up in Durban, and was a reservist in the Israeli forces. He was kidnapped on 12 July 2006 by Hezbollah. He was 31 years old. His family settled in Durban after leaving Israel and he attended Carmel College in Durban. His father, Shlomo, was a sea captain and businessman in Durban. Ehud completed 3 years of compulsory military service, and had to serve a month each year. It was the last day of his annual one-month service when he was kidnapped. He was a final year student at Haifa Technical College, where he was studying environmental engineering. His brother, Yair, said Ehud was married to Karnit for a few months. His mother, Malka, and his wife campaigned world-wide for his release.