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Yonatan Netanyahu
Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu was an Israel Defense Forces officer who commanded the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit during Operation Entebbe, a campaign to rescue hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in 1976. The mission was successful, with 102 of 106 hostages rescued, but Netanyahu was killed during execution - the IDF's only fatal case during the operation. The eldest son of Israeli professor Benzion Netanyahu, Yonatan was born in New York City and spent most of his youth in the United States, where he attended high school. After serving in the IDF during the Six Day War of 1967, he briefly attended Harvard University before moving to Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1968; Soon after, he quit his studies and returned to the IDF. He joined the Sayeret Matkal in the early 1970s and received the Medal of Service of Excellence for his conduct during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. After his death, Operation Entebbe was renamed "Operation Yonatan" in his honor.
Other name(s)Jonathan Netanyahu
Nickname(s)Yoni
BornMarch 13, 1946, New York City, United States
DiedJuly 4, 1976, Entebbe, Uganda
Years of service1964–1976
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitSayeret Matkal
Battles/warsSix-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War, Operation Entebbe †

About Yonatan Netanyahu

War Hero Yonatan Netanyahu was born in New York City, New York, United States on March 13, 1946. He dies at the age of 30, on July 4, 1976.

Sayeret Matkal, commander of an Israeli army battalion, was the only Israeli soldier killed in Uganda during Operation Entebbe.

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Yonatan Netanyahu before becoming famous

Yonatan Netanyahu was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1946 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1964, he graduated from Pennsylvania's Cheltenham High School.

Achievement of Yonatan Netanyahu

In 2012, he was the subject of the biographical film Follow Me.

Yonatan Netanyahu's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He had been married and divorced before, and at the time of his death, he was living with his two-year girlfriend.

Yonatan Netanyahu on Social Media

Yonatan Netanyahu Collabed with

During his stay in the army, author Novelist Herman Wouk examined his published personal letters.

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