Experts assume that the army will rely heavily on the efforts of Sayeret Matkal to free more than 210 hostages in the Gaza Strip.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/the-myth-promotes-israeli-special-forces-in-the-gaza-strip/

Gross was freed on June 4, 1976, during “Operation Entebbe,” the infamous Israeli rescue mission during which then-Sayeret Matkal commander Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother, perished.

Source: https://tjpnews.com/for-someone-whos-been-a-hostage-its-not-easy-to-come-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-someone-whos-been-a-hostage-its-not-easy-to-come-back

He is a veteran who served five years with Sayeret Matkal, an Israeli Special Forces unit in which Mr. Netanyahu also served.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/world/europe/israel-reservists-hamas-war.html

The British Special Forces are reportedly believed to be coordinating with Israel’s Sayeret Matkal force and U.S. Delta Force to collect intelligence and plan out a hostage rescue.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/bargaining-chips-famed-uk-special-forces-unit-offers-help-to-find-hamas-hostages-report-says-2023-10-18.html