# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mordechai-gur
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:26:23.602Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mordechai-gur"
name: "Mordechai Gur"
slug: "mordechai-gur"
description: "Mordechai \"Motta\" Gur 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!\". 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."
tagline: "Israeli politician (1930-1995)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Press_conference_with_Chief_of_Staff_Motta_Gur_after_the_IDF_withdrew_its_forces_from_the_enclave_area_on_the_Golan_Heights_(FL45753703).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Israel"
  isoCode: "IL"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1930-05-06"
deathDate: "1995-07-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           17.20062266666667
  currentAttention:     2.877379371403275
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump