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  1. Sayeret Matkal, Sayeret Mat'kal, sayeretnoun

    Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions

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  1. Sayeret Matkal

    General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (formerly Unit 269 or Unit 262), more commonly known as Sayeret Matkal (Hebrew: סיירת מטכ״ל) is the special reconnaissance unit (sayeret) of Israel's General Staff (matkal). It is the tier 1 prime Special forces of Israel of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).First and foremost a field intelligence-gathering unit, conducting deep reconnaissance behind enemy lines to obtain strategic intelligence, Sayeret Matkal is also tasked with black operation, clandestine operation, combat search and rescue, counterterrorism, hostage rescue, humint, irregular warfare, long-range penetration, manhunt, special opeartions, and special reconnaissance beyond Israel's borders. The unit is modeled after the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS), taking the unit's motto "Who Dares Wins". The unit is the Israeli equivalent of the SAS and the U.S. Army's 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force). It is directly subordinate to the Special Operations Branch of the IDF's Directorate of Military Intelligence.

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  1. sayeret matkal

    Sayeret Matkal, also known as General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269, is an elite special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). This unit is primarily tasked with intelligence gathering and reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines, as well as high-profile rescue and hostage recovery operations. Its members are highly trained in various fields including navigation, infiltration, camouflage, and combat skills. Most of the operations carried out by Sayeret Matkal remain highly confidential.

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  1. Sayeret Matkal

    Sayeret Matkal is a special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces, which is subordinated to the intelligence directorate Aman. First and foremost a field intelligence-gathering unit, conducting deep reconnaissance behind enemy lines to obtain strategic intelligence, Sayeret Matkal is also tasked with counter-terrorism and hostage rescue beyond Israel's borders. The unit is modeled after the British Army's Special Air Service, taking the unit's motto "Who Dares Wins". It is directly subordinate to the IDF's Directorate of Military Intelligence. It is known in the IDF as "the Unit". The unit is best known for Operation Thunderbolt, commonly known as Operation Entebbe, in which it rescued more than 100 Air France passengers hijacked and flown to Uganda by PFLP-EO terrorists, killing 52 enemy combatants while losing only the assault element commander, Yonatan Netanyahu, and three hostages.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sayeret matkal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sayeret matkal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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