Yonatan Netanyahu Military person

Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu (Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן "יוֹנִי" נְתַנְיָהוּ; March 13, 1946 – July 4, 1976), was the commander of the elite Israeli army commando unit Sayeret Matkal. He was the only Israeli soldier killed in action during Operation Entebbe in Uganda.He was awarded the Medal of Distinguished Service for his conduct in the Yom Kippur War. His younger brother, Benjamin Netanyahu, is the current Prime Minister of Israel.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)יונתן נתניהו (Hebrew)
Birth dateMarch 13, 1946
Birth place
New York City
Date of deathJuly 04, 1976
Place of death
Entebbe , Uganda

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Military person

allegianceIsrael
award
Medal of Distinguished Service
military operations
Six-Day War
military unit
Sayeret Matkal
service start1964
service end1976

Yonatan Netanyahu on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://preview.voicenet.com/~hma63203/BIOS/netanyahu-jonathan.htm
  2. http://www.isayeret.com
  3. http://www.rishonim.org.il/barikada/show_item.asp?levelId=45718&itemId=742&itemType=0
  4. http://www.yoni.org.il