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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Moshe Katsav (00310100).jpg — Knesset photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Moshe Katsav\". DigiNepal. Last updated 17 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/moshe-katsav. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-17T03:26:10Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/moshe-katsav","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/moshe-katsav","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/moshe-katsav?lang=ne"}}