> after graduating from high school in 1967, netanyahu returned to israel to enlist in the israel defense forces. he trained as a combat soldier and served for five years in a special forces unit of the idf, sayeret matkal. he took part in numerous cross-border raids during the 196770 war of attrition, including the march 1968 battle of karameh, when the idf attacked jordan to capture plo leader yasser arafat but were repulsed with heavy casualties,[41][42] rising to become a team-leader in the unit. he was wounded in combat on multiple occasions.[43] he was involved in many other missions, including the 1968 israeli raid on lebanon and the rescue of the hijacked sabena flight 571 in may 1972, in which he was shot in the shoulder.[44][45] he was discharged from active service in 1972 but remained in the sayeret matkal reserves. following his discharge, he left to study in the united states but returned in october 1973 to serve in the yom kippur war.[40][46] he took part in special forces raids along the suez canal against egyptian forces before leading a commando attack deep inside syrian territory, the details of which remain classified today.[47]
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