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He was a member of IDF's elite Sayeret Matkal unit, along with his two brothers. He was awarded with the Medal of Distinguish Service (Hebrew: עיטור המופת) for his conduct in Yom Kippur War.

He was killed in action during Operation Entebbe at Entebbe airport, where the Israeli military rescued hostages after an aircraft hijacking. He was the leader of the assault, and the only Israeli military casualty of the raid.

1 Military Career

• On 1964 Yoni joined the Israeli Defence Forces.
• Excelled in his Officer Training Course.
• Commanded paratroopers company.
• Six Day War - JuneJune is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. Events in June The solstice occurs around the 21st of this month, although it may occur on either the 20 or 22. It is t 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio:
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  • He and his battalion reinforced the Golan HeightsThe Golan Heights previously known as the Syrian Heights, is a plateau on the border of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. Israel captured the land from Syria during the Six-Day War. Syria still claims it. Additionally, Lebanon claims a small portion of t.
  • Wounded in his hand during battle, while helping a wounded fellow soldier.
• Went to study in Harvard UniversityHarvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. It was founded on September 8, 1636 by a vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, making it the oldest post-secondary s but returned a year later because of the Attrition WarThis is about the Israeli-Egyptian War of Attrition For the military strategy, see war of attrition. For the game called war of Attrition see War of attrition (game The War of Attrition was a limited war fought between Egypt and Israel 1968- 1970. It was.
• Went to study in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem but returned to active military service after half a year.
• Joined Sayeret Matkal.
• In the summer of 1972 he was appointed as a lieutenant to the unit's commander.
• 1972: commanded a raid in which senior Syrian officers were captured and exchanged in return for captive Israeli pilots.
• 1973: participated in Operation Spring of Youth ( מבצע אביב נעורים ) in which the terrorists and leadership of Black September (a PLO terrorist group which committed the 1972 Munich Massacre) were terminated by Sayeret Matkal, Shayetet-13 and the Mossad.
• Yom Kippur War - October 1973:
  • On the Golan Heights he commanded a Sayeret Matkal force which killed more than 40 Syrian Commando officers in a battle which thwarted a Syrian commando raid in the Golan's heartland.
  • Rescued Lieutenant Colonel Yossi Ben-Hanan from Tel-Shames , Ben-Hanan was lying wounded behind Syrian lines.
  • Awarded Medal of Distinguish Service עיטור המופת (the Israeli equivalent to the American Medal of Honor.
• Volunteered to serve as armor commander after the war due to heavy casulties in the Israeli Armored Corps.
• Excelled in Tank Officers course.
• Commanded Barak Armored Brigade and turned it into the leading unit in the Golan Heights.
• June, 1975: left the Armored Corps and returned to Sayeret Matkal.
• Became the commander of Sayeret Matkal.
• July 3, 1976: Killed during Operation Entebbe. The Operation is considered a huge success with almost all of the hostages rescued in perfect condition. The operation is officially called "Operation Yonatan" in honor of Netanyahu, who planned and lead it.