The famed General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, or Unit 269, more commonly known as Sayeret Matkal, is helping with medical logistics in the IDF’s fight against the coronavirus, ...

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 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) ...

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'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 ...

Eyal Naveh, a former member of the Sayeret Matkal commando unit, is a leader of the Brothers in Arms movement, which arose to protest the government’s plans for far-reaching changes to the ...

The Sayeret Matkal is Israel’s most celebrated commando unit. Comparable to the US military’s Delta Force, it has been involved in some of Israel’s most high profile security missions, ...

Fellow Sayeret Matkal fighter Eli Gil confirmed to Kol Ha’ir that he drove Netanyahu home that day but said he didn’t know why Netanyahu had sought to leave. Advertisement.