After the death of his son Avner in the
Six-Day War, he moved to
Jerusalem's Old City. Getz was a supporter of
Excavations at the Temple Mount. In July 1981, Getz and a team of associates opened a tunnel under the
Temple Mount near where he believed the
Ark of the Covenant had been hidden in
Solomon's Temple, directly below the
Holy of Holies of the
Second Temple. ==References==