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Mordechai (Mote) Gur ( May 6 , 1930 - July 16 , 1995 ) was an Israeli politician and the Israeli Defense Forces 10th Chief of Staff .1Mordechai Gur was born in Jerusalem on May 6 , 1930 .2He later joined the Hagannah (the underground armed group of the Jews in the British Mandate of Palestine ) and continued serving in a military capacity with the founding of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Israeli War of Independence of 1948 .3
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Mordechai "Motta" Gur ( , 6 May 1930 – 16 July 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the IDF .Gur was born in Jerusalem and later joined the 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.
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Mordechai "Motta" Gur ( , 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!" ( , 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.
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Mordechai "Motta" Gur ( , 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!" ( , 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. Gur wrote three popular children's books and three books about military history.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
10th Chief of Staff of Israel Defense Forces Mordechai "Motta" Gur ( , May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces . 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!" ( , 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. Gur wrote three popular children's books and three books about military history.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
10th Chief of Staff of Israel Defense Forces 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 Israel Defense Forces . 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 : הר הבית בידינו , Har HaBayit B'Yadeinu ). 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. Gur wrote three popular children's books and three books about military history.
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israeli politician and the israeli defense forces 10th chief of staff
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israeli politician and the 10th chief of staff of the israel defense forces
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