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May 06, 1930 Jerusalem, Israel Died on 16 Jul 1995 (aged 65)
Israeli politician
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About Mordechai Gur
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- Mordechai "Motta" Gur (Hebrew: ????? "????" ????, 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 brigade that penetrated the Old City of Jerusalem and broadcast the famous words, "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" (Hebrew: ?? ???? ???????, 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.
