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In July 1969, as a commando in Shayetet 13, he was badly wounded and mistakenly declared dead during a raid on Green Island in the Gulf of Suez. He worked as an assistant cameraman for three years at Herzliya Studios. During the Yom Kippur war he re-joined the IDF.

Ya'ari is the grandson of Meir Ya’ari, former leader of the Mapam party. He is the father of three and lives in Merhavia .