Yonatan Netanyahu
Military Person
1946 – 1976
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Who was Yonatan Netanyahu?
Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu, was the commander of the elite Israeli army commando unit Sayeret Matkal. He was the only Israeli soldier killed in action during Operation Entebbe in Uganda.
He was awarded the Medal of Distinguished Service for his conduct in the Yom Kippur War. His younger brother, Benjamin Netanyahu, is the current Prime Minister of Israel.
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1946
New York City - Also known as
- Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu
- Yoni Netanyahu
- Yoni
- Jonathan Netanyahu
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Tuti Netanyahu
(1967/08/17 - 1972) - Bruria
(1974 - 1976/07/04)
- Tuti Netanyahu
- Ethnicity
- Israelis
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Israel
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Cheltenham High School
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jul 4, 1976
Entebbe - Resting place
- Mount Herzl
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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