Maj. Tal Cohen, 30, a commander in the Sayeret Matkal unit from Ganei Tal in central Israel, was killed on October 7 while ...

According to an official West German account of the tragedy at the Munich Olympics, at about 4a.m. on Sept. 5. 1972, eight ...

Israeli bodyguard training is known around the world for its intensity and effectiveness. This reputation is built on the ...

A photograph taken by Haim Goldberg at the memorial service for the Sayeret Matkal soldier, Major (Res.) David Meir, shows his young nephew Jonathan standing among the mourners, weeping deeply ...

On the night of Tuesday, April 10, 1973, a joint force from the elite Israeli units Sayeret Matkal and Shayetet 13 ...

Maj. Ilay Zisser, 27, a soldier in the elite Sayeret Matkal unit, from Givat Ela, was killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kfar Aza. At 7:30 that morning, he was called in to ...

Before politics, Bennett was a combat soldier in Sayeret Matkal and a company commander in the Maglan Special Forces Unit, and commanded search and destroy missions during the Second Lebanon War. He ...

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4. Israel's Sayeret Matkal is another of the world's most elite units. Its primary purpose is intelligence gathering, and it often operates deep behind enemy lines. During the selection camp ...

The world is transfixed on Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attacks and the drone found near Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Halevi, born in 1967, began his career in the IDF in 1985, serving in the Paratroopers Brigade and then in the elite Sayeret Matkal unit. He served in Lebanon and fought in the Second Intifada.