About Sayeret Matkal Unit:
- Sayeret Matkal, also called General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269, is an elite commando unit of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).
- The unit was established in 1957 at the initiative of its first commander, Avraham Arnan.
- It is modelled on the UK’s Special Air Service, or SAS, a Special Forces unit of the British army, taking the unit's motto "Who Dares Wins".
- Sayeret Matkal is a field intelligence-gathering unit that conducts deep reconnaissance behind enemy lines and is also tasked with counter-terrorism and hostage rescue beyond Israel's borders.
- It is directly subordinate to the Special Operations Branch of the IDF's Directorate of Military Intelligence.
- Israel only acknowledged its existence in the 1980s.
- They have been known to work in conjunction with other elite Israeli units such as Sayeret Tzanhanim, Flotilla 13, and Sayeret Golani.
- It is best known for its role in the 1976 Entebbe airport raid in Uganda, when its commandos saved 100 Israelis from Palestinian hijackers.
