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Maj. Tal Cohen, 30, a commander in the Sayeret Matkal unit from Ganei Tal in central Israel, was killed on October 7 while battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

Sayeret Matkal soldiers also took part in the daring raid on Entebbe, when they rescued 103 Jewish hostages from an airport in Uganda, where a hijacked plane had landed.

Sayeret Matkal is modeled on the British army's Special Air Service (SAS), taking its motto, "Who Dares Wins." Like the U.K. unit, it makes recruits undertake a grueling selection process that ...

Sayeret Matkal, whose official name translates to the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, was established in 1957 as a special commando formation modeled after the British Special Air Service ...

Reservists from Sayeret Matkal commando unit announce plans to stop showing up for duty in protest against government’s judicial reform. Israel National News Jul 14, 2023, 10:07 PM (GMT+3) ...

Sayeret Matkal's David Meir, idealistc, tough commando officer and gentle, loving husband and father, rushed down to Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, where he engaged terrorists in a fierce battle ...

The Sayeret Matkal are also credited with the assassination of Palestinian leader Khalil Ibrahim al-Wazir, known as Abu Jihad, in 1988. After a year of planning, ...

Sayeret Matkal This "elite command" unit is a highly trained special operations team. Essentially, they are asked to do tasks that few others would want to do or be trained to do.

Moshe Ya’alon, who served for three decades in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), including in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit, and as the military’s chief of staff, also said that he ...