Benny Peled
Benjamin "Benny" Peled | |
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Benny Peled | |
| Native name | בני פלד |
| Birth name | Binyamin Weidenfeld |
| Born | April 18, 1928 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | July 13, 2002 (aged 74) Ramat HaSharon, Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch | Israeli Air Force |
| Years of service | 1948–1977 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Commands | Israel Air Force, Hatzor Airbase |
| Battles / wars | 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Operation Entebbe |
| Other work | President of Elbit Systems |
Benny Peled (Hebrew: בני פלד; April 18, 1928 – July 13, 2002) was the commander of the Israeli Air Force during the Yom Kippur War and Operation Entebbe. He retired with the rank of Aluf (major general).