Editing Entebbe raid (section)

==== Task force ====
The Israeli ground task force numbered approximately 100 personnel, and comprised the following elements:<ref name="ediary" />

===== Ground command and control =====
:This small group comprised the operation and overall ground commander, [[Dan Shomron|Brigadier General Dan Shomron]], the air force representative Colonel Ami Ayalon and the communications and support personnel.

===== Assault =====
:A 29-person assault unit led by Lt. Col. [[Yonatan Netanyahu]] – this force was composed entirely of commandos from [[Sayeret Matkal]], and was given the primary task of assaulting the old terminal and rescuing the hostages. Major Betser led one of the element's assault teams, and took command after Lt. Col. Netanyahu was killed.

===== Securers =====
:# The [[Paratroopers Brigade|Paratroopers]] force led by [[Matan Vilnai|Col. Matan Vilnai]] – tasked with securing the civilian airport field, clearing and securing the runways, and protection and fuelling of the Israeli aircraft in Entebbe.
:# The [[Golani Brigade|Golani]] force led by [[Uri Sagi|Col. Uri Sagi]] – tasked with securing the C-130 Hercules aircraft for the hostages' evacuation, getting it as close as possible to the terminal and boarding the hostages; also with acting as general reserves.
:# The [[Sayeret Matkal]] force led by [[Shaul Mofaz|Major Shaul Mofaz]] – tasked with clearing the military airstrip, and destroying the squadron of [[MiG]] fighter jets on the ground, to prevent any possible interceptions by the [[Ugandan Air Force|Uganda Army Air Force]]; also with holding off hostile [[ground forces]] from the city of Entebbe.