Who is the father of the Israel Defense Forces officer who commanded the unit Sayeret Matkal during Operation Entebbe?
Yonatan Netanyahu Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu (Hebrew: יונתן נתניהו‎ ‎ ; March 13, 1946 – July 4, 1976) was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer who commanded the elite commando unit Sayeret Matkal during Operation Entebbe, an operation to rescue hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in 1976. The mission was successful, with 102 of the 106 hostages rescued, but Netanyahu was killed in action—the only IDF fatality during the operation.
7th Armored Brigade (Israel) The 7th Armored Brigade (Hebrew: חטיבה שבע‎ ‎ , "Hativa Sheva") is a military formation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Formed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and in operation ever since, it is the oldest armored brigade in the IDF. The brigade took part in all of Israel's wars. During the Battles of Latrun in 1948, the 3rd Alexandroni and 7th Brigades together suffered 139 casualties. It fought in the Six-Day War under the command of Colonel Shmuel Gonen (Gorodish). In the Yom Kippur War, under the command of Colonel Avigdor Ben-Gal, it was stationed at the defense line of the northern part of the Golan Heights (sharing the defense with the Barak Armored Brigade), where it successfully repulsed heavy attacks by much larger Syrian forces.