Sayeret Matkal

special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces
Organization military_unit Q927370
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Sayeret Matkal

Summary

Sayeret Matkal is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,759 views/month, #14 of 4,978).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sayeret Matkal is in the country of Israel[3].
  • Sayeret Matkal's instance of is recorded as military unit[4].
  • Sayeret Matkal's founder is recorded as Avraham Arnan[5].
  • Sayeret Matkal is owned by Military Intelligence Directorate of Israel[6].
  • Sayeret Matkal's Commons category is recorded as Sayeret Matkal[7].
  • 1957 marks the founding of Sayeret Matkal[8].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict Entebbe raid[9].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict Six-Day War[10].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict Yom Kippur War[11].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon[12].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict 1982 Lebanon War[13].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict First Intifada[14].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict Second Intifada[15].
  • Sayeret Matkal was part of the conflict 2006 Lebanon War[16].
  • Sayeret Matkal's parent organization or unit is recorded as Israel Defense Forces[17].
  • Sayeret Matkal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sayeret Matkal[18].

Body

Founding

Sayeret Matkal's founder is recorded as Avraham Arnan[5]. 1957 marks the founding of it[8].

Operations

Sayeret Matkal's parent organization or unit is recorded as Israel Defense Forces[17].

Ownership

Sayeret Matkal is owned by Military Intelligence Directorate of Israel[6].

Why It Matters

Sayeret Matkal ranks in the top 0.28% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,759 views/month, #14 of 4,978).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Parent organization or unit Israel Defense Forces
    Owned by
    Inception +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0287186-Izrael-Tseva-haganah-leYisraʼel, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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