Israeli Sayeret Matkal commandos recapture the plane the following day.

He fought in the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, and Operation Entebbe with the paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal, an elite special forces unit.

He participated in the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, and Operation Entebbe with the paratroopers and Sayeret Matkal, an elite special forces unit.

Beside the Sayeret Matkal, they are considered to be the unit with the most influence on the Israeli infantry oriented units — including both special and conventional units.

Beside the Sayeret Matkal, they are considered to be the unit with the most influence on the Israeli infantry oriented units including both special and conventional units.

That is the main reason why Avraham Arnan formed the Sayeret Matkal in 1958.

In various ways the Sayeret Matkal combined the operational experience gathered by Unit 101 and relied on the structure of the British Special Air Service.

The best known of these are Sayeret Matkal, Shayetet 13 and Yehidat Shaldag.

Those wanting to join Sayeret Matkal, Shaldag, Unit 669, Shayetet 13, the submarine service or Hovlim ( Naval Officers Course ) must go to Yom Sayarot and perform the respective tests for each service option.

The primary commando units of the Israel Defense Forces include Shayetet 13, Sayeret Matkal and the Shaldag Unit.

Its formation was based on the expertise of the Israeli Sayeret Matkal.

At Ben-Gurion International Airport, two hijackers were shot and killed by the Israeli Sayeret Matkal special forces.

* The film Munich includes a scene reflecting the real Barak's experience leading his Sayeret Matkal unit in the commando raid Operation Spring of Youth ; he is mentioned by name, and appears disguised as a woman in high heels while firing on presumed PLO Leaders.

October 30, 1968: Israeli helicopter-borne Sayeret Matkal commandos carry out Operation Helem ( Shock ), destroying an Egyptian electric transformator station, two dams along the Nile River and a bridge.

July 19 – 20, 1969: Operation Bulmus 6 – Israeli Shayetet 13 and Sayeret Matkal commandos raid Green Island, resulting in the total destruction of the Egyptian facility.

He was however too late in stopping the massacre, only one of the victims survived, but he killed the entire Israeli command of soldiers from Sayeret Matkal.

Israeli elite SF unit – Sayeret Matkal – went on a complex hostages-rescue operation and managed to save 80 of the passengers, with only one soldier lost, the commander, lt. colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, the elder brother of Benjamin Netanyahu.

* Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, a war hero of Sayeret Matkal, killed in Operation Entebbe

* Seren ( captain ) Benjamin ( Bibi ) Netanyahu, ( Sayeret Matkal ) commando officer, current prime minister.

Sayeret Matkal (, General Staff Reconnaissance Unit ) is a special forces unit of the Israel Defense 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.

Originally part of Aman's Unit 157, Sayeret Matkal began to operate independently a year later as the General Staff's special operations force, modeled after the British Special Air Service.

Established a year after the formation of Israel's first helicopter squadron, the close co-operation between the two units allowed Sayeret Matkal to deploy longer and deeper inside Arab territory than its predecessor.

Arnan's vision for Sayeret Matkal ( of which he was the first commander ) was of a unit that would carry out strategic intelligence-gathering and other operations ; as such it would receive its missions only from the General Staff.

Sayeret Matkal would also evaluate new weapons and doctrines that could influence the entire IDF.

In 1972, before the Munich massacre, Sayeret Matkal's operatives were sent to West Germany to cooperate with German authorities and, if necessary, perform the hostage-rescue themselves.

Despite being a clandestine and relatively small army unit, former Sayeret Matkal veterans have a disproportionate influence on the army and public service.

In the late 1960s, Ze ' evi formed the elite Sayeret Kharuv, an anti-terror battalion, at the time when IDF Chief of Staff Haim Bar-Lev had begun to focus manpower and budget on armoured tank units, resulting in huge cutbacks in infantry forces.

* Sayeret Matkal-The IDF's principal special operations / commando unit, used mainly to obtain strategic intelligence behind enemy lines and to perform hostage-rescue missions on foreign soil.

With Israel fighting on two fronts and the General Staff busy with managing the war, Sayeret Matkal found itself without missions to perform.

The latter prevailed and Sayeret Matkal was tasked with operations on both fronts.

The debacle led to the creation of the Yamam to deal with domestic counter-terrorism / hostage-rescue missions, while Sayeret Matkal would focus on foreign counter-terrorism / hostage-rescue.

Although a top-secret unit, Sayeret Matkal had tremendous influence on the IDF.

Hostage rescue or extraction by commando troops such as the British Special Boat Service, British Special Air Service, US Delta Force, U. S. Navy SEALs, NSG, Para Commandos, MARCOS and Sayeret Matkal may involve even more esoteric adaptations or variations, depending on specialized environments, weapons technology, political considerations or a mixture of friendly, unfriendly or civilian personnel.

In February 1973, Ehud Barak, the commander of the elite Sayeret Matkal unit, obtained photographs and precise information on the whereabouts of three senior PLO leaders:

Two Israeli EOD teams gained high reputation for leading the efforts in that area: the Army's Israeli Engineering Corps ' Sayeret Yahalom and the Israeli Border Guard Gaza-area EOD team.

In the IDF, the demolition experts are united in Sayeret Yael of Yahalom ( Sayeret is the Israeli name for SF elite unit ) and therefore gain high infantry training as well.

* Sayeret Shaldag-The Israeli Air Force commando unit, specializing in forward air control, aerial & special reconnaissance, and target designation outside of Israel's borders.

Counter-terrorist units were still a relatively unheard of form of combating terrorism and the only truly established groups at the time were Britain's Special Air Service and Israel's Sayeret Matkal.

He served in Sayeret Matkal, Israel's special forces unit, as did both his brothers.

According to the report, Barak, who was then a deputy military chief, coordinated the planning by the Mossad, as well as the army's intelligence branch, the air force, navy and the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit.