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IDF Commando Emmanuel Moreno Remembered 20 Years After Fallen in Lebanon War
Emmanuel Moreno, a distinguished IDF Sayeret Matkal officer, died in a 2006 Lebanon operation. He participated in numerous secret missions, including the 1994 abduction of Mustafa Dirani and a 2003 hostage rescue.
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- 01Emmanuel Moreno was a key Sayeret Matkal officer killed in a 2006 Lebanon War operation.
- 02He participated in many secret missions, including the 1994 Mustafa Dirani abduction.
- 03Moreno commanded the 2003 rescue of kidnapped taxi driver Eliyahu Goral.
- 04He earned a personal lieutenant colonel rank in 2005 for his operational leadership.
- 05His photograph remains classified due to the sensitive nature of his missions.
- 06Moreno was born in Paris in 1971 and grew up in Jerusalem, with a grandmother involved in the Entebbe hijacking.
Moreno was posthumously honored and remains a revered figure, with his image still classified due to mission sensitivity.
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