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Notable Sayeret Matkal figures
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Sayeret Matkal (Hebrew: סיירת מטכ"ל‎, General Staff Reconnaissance Unit) is a special forces unit of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), which is subordinated to the intelligence directorate Aman. First and foremost a field intelligence-gathering unit, conducting deep reconnaissance behind enemy lines to obtain strategic intelligence, Sayeret Matkal is also tasked with counter-terrorism and hostage rescue beyond Israel's borders. The unit is modeled after the British Army's Special Air Service, taking the unit's motto "Who Dares Wins".[SUP][1][/SUP] It is directly subordinate to the IDF's Directorate of Military Intelligence. It is known in the IDF as "the Unit"
§ Uzi Yairi Unit Commander, formerly head of the IDF Paratroopers Brigade, killed in action while off-duty during Savoy Operation.
§ Nechemya Cohen The Unit's and the IDF's most decorated soldier (with Barak). Killed in action. Beit Nechemiah was built in his memory by "the Unit".
§ Benjamin Netanyahu unit team leader, MIT graduate, current (also former) Israeli Prime Minister
§ Iddo Netanyahu writer and radiologist. Benjamin Netanyahu's younger brother.
§ Yonatan Netanyahu unit commander, killed in Operation Thunderbolt (Entebbe, Uganda). Benjamin Netanyahu's older brother.
§ Shaul Mofaz unit deputy commander, later IDF Chief of Staff and Israeli Defense Minister.
§ Moshe Yaalon unit commander, later IDF Chief of Staff, current Strategic Affairs Minister of Israel.
§ Danny Yatom unit deputy commander, later a General, head of Mossad and a Knesset member
§ Avi Dichter unit fighter, later head of Israel's General Security Service (Shin Bet), later the minister of internal security
§ Daniel M. Lewin cofounder of Akamai Technologies, killed while trying to overtake the terrorists aboard American Airlines Flight 11, Lewin was the first victim of the September 11 attacks.
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Sayeret Matkal | ||
Active | 1957 Present | |
Country | Israel | |
Branch | Israeli Army | |
Type | Special Forces | |
Role | Reconnaissance Direct Action, Raids Hostage rescue Counter-Terrorism | |
Size | Classified | |
Nickname | The Unit | |
Motto | Who Dares Wins | |
Engagements | War of Attrition Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War First Intifada Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War | |
Commanders | ||
Current commander | Classified | |
Notable commanders | Ehud Barak Yonatan Netanyahu Nehemiah Tamari Uzi Dayan Moshe Yaalon | |
§ Uzi Yairi Unit Commander, formerly head of the IDF Paratroopers Brigade, killed in action while off-duty during Savoy Operation.
§ Nechemya Cohen The Unit's and the IDF's most decorated soldier (with Barak). Killed in action. Beit Nechemiah was built in his memory by "the Unit".
§ Benjamin Netanyahu unit team leader, MIT graduate, current (also former) Israeli Prime Minister
§ Iddo Netanyahu writer and radiologist. Benjamin Netanyahu's younger brother.
§ Yonatan Netanyahu unit commander, killed in Operation Thunderbolt (Entebbe, Uganda). Benjamin Netanyahu's older brother.
§ Shaul Mofaz unit deputy commander, later IDF Chief of Staff and Israeli Defense Minister.
§ Moshe Yaalon unit commander, later IDF Chief of Staff, current Strategic Affairs Minister of Israel.
§ Danny Yatom unit deputy commander, later a General, head of Mossad and a Knesset member
§ Avi Dichter unit fighter, later head of Israel's General Security Service (Shin Bet), later the minister of internal security
§ Daniel M. Lewin cofounder of Akamai Technologies, killed while trying to overtake the terrorists aboard American Airlines Flight 11, Lewin was the first victim of the September 11 attacks.