Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Israel; he was in office for two terms, 1974-77 and 1992-95. Rabin was a military man for several years before joining politics. He joined the Palmach, the commando force of the Yishuv, as a teenager and rose through the ranks in the coming years. He led the Israeli Defence Forces’ Operations Directorate and was the chief of staff of Israel’s armed forces during the Six-Day War in 1967. After he retired from military service, he was made Israel's ambassador to the United States. Eventually, he was appointed the Prime minister of Israel. Years after his first term ended, he was once again appointed to the same position. He played a major role in leading Israel toward peace with its Palestinian and Arab neighbors. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize together with fellow Israeli politician, Shimon Peres, and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, in 1994. One of his detractors, Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist, assassinated Yitzak Rabin in 1995, sending the world into a state of shock. Rabin became the only prime minister of Israel to be assassinated. He was married to a German-born woman named Leah Schlossberg and had two children.