Mordechai Gur
| Mordechai Gur | |
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| Born | 6 May 1930 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 16 July 1995 (aged 65) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Allegiance |
Haganah Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1946–1978 |
| Rank |
Lieutenant general Director of Operations Chief of Staff |
| Battles/wars |
1948 Arab-Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War |
| Mordechai Gur | |
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| Knessets | 10, 11, 12, 13 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1981–1991 | Alignment |
| 1991–1995 | Labor Party |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1984–1986 | Minister of Health |
| 1988–1990 | Minister without Portfolio |
Lt. Gen. Mordechai "Motta" Gur (Hebrew: מרדכי "מוטה" גור, May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the IDF. During the Six-Day War (1967), he commanded the division that penetrated the Old City of Jerusalem and broadcast the famous words, "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" (Hebrew: הר הבית בידינו, Har HaBayit BeYadeinu). As Chief of Staff, he had responsibility for planning and executing Operation Entebbe (1976) to free Jewish hostages in Uganda. He later entered the Knesset and held various ministerial portfolios. He contracted terminal cancer and committed suicide at the age of 65.
Gur was born in Jerusalem and later joined the Palmach Haganah (the underground armed group of the Jews in the British Mandate of Palestine). He continued serving in a military capacity with the founding of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948.
In the IDF, Gur served in the Paratroopers Brigade most of his career and became one of the symbols of the "red beret" brigade. During the 1950s he was a company commander under the command of Ariel Sharon. He was wounded during a counter-terror raid in Khan Yunis in 1955 and received a recommendation of honor from Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan. In 1957 he was appointed as adjutant to the brigade commander. After serving in this position Gur went to study at the École Militaire in Paris.
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