Description: ('Israel Defense Forces' Officer Best Remembered for Commanding 'Operation Entebbe')
Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu was an Israeli military officer who commanded Sayeret Matkal during the successful Entebbe raid. He served in the Israeli military during the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War, receiving the Medal of Distinguished Service. Netanyahu joined Sayeret Matkal in the early 1970s and became a highly respected leader. He was tragically killed in action during the Entebbe raid, where 102 of the 106 hostages were rescued. Operation Entebbe was later renamed "Operation Yonatan" in his honor.