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Jewish News 24 · Jul 15, 2026

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🕯️ BDE: Michael Katz, 82, a longtime resident of Haifa and former employee of Israel's Rafael defense firm, died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on his apartment building in early April (during "Operation Roaring Lion"). His wife, Nina, was also wounded in the same attack. The strike also killed four members of the Gershovitz family in the building. Katz is survived by his wife Nina, sons Itamar and Yoav, and six grandchildren.

🕯️ *BDE:* Michael Katz, 82, a longtime resident of Haifa and former employee of Israel's Rafael defense firm, died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on his apartment building in early April (during "Operation Roaring Lion"). His wife, Nina, was also wounded in the same attack. The strike also killed four members of the Gershovitz family in the building. Katz is survived by his wife Nina, sons Itamar and Yoav, and six grandchildren.

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