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Special forces units in the Israel Defense Forces encompass a broad definition of specialist units. Such units are usually a regiment or a battalion in strength.. Sayeret [1] (Hebrew: סיירת, pl.: sayarot), or reconnaissance units in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) nomenclature, specialize in intelligence gathering and surveillance.
Unit 5101, more commonly known as Shaldag [1] (Hebrew: שלדג, Kingfisher), is one of the premier Israeli Air Force (IAF) Sayeret units. The unit is part of the 7th Special Air Forces Wing and is based in the Palmachim Airbase. The unit is led by an officer at the rank of lieutenant colonel. [2]
Yahalom (Hebrew: יהל"ם, meaning Diamond; also a backronym of יחידה הנדסית למשימות מיוחדות, Special Operations Engineering Unit) [1] [2] is a sayeret (special operations forces) unit of the Israeli Combat Engineering Corps of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Unit 699 emblem. The Unit 669 (Hebrew: יחידה טקטית לחילוץ מיוחד 669, romanized: Yechida Tactit LeHilu'tz Meyuchad 669, lit. 'Tactical unit for special rescue') is a heliborne combat search and rescue extraction unit, subordinate to 7 Wing of the Israeli Air Force.
Operation Sharp and Smooth (August 1–2) – Israel Defense Forces raid on a Hezbollah-run hospital in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Tyre raid (August 4) – Night mission carried out by the Israel Defense Forces frogmen, Shayetet 13, in the southern Lebanon town of Tyre. It targeted the Hezbollah cell responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera on ...
The Radwan Force is a special operations unit in Hezbollah’s armed forces, tasked with launching offensive attacks into Israeli territory and capturing civilian communities in the Galilee. [6] Israeli officials expect the Radwan Force to lead any future Hezbollah infiltration into Israel, similar to the October 7 attacks by Hamas. [7]
Maglan (Hebrew: מגלן, also known as Unit 212 or Sayeret Maglan) is a sayeret (reconnaissance) unit of the Israeli Defense Forces, which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and deep in enemy territory using advanced technologies and weaponry.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel Defense Forces צבא ההגנה לישראל Emblem Standard Founded 26 May 1948 ; 76 years ago (1948-05-26) Service branches Israeli Ground Forces Israeli Air Force Israeli Navy Website idf.il Leadership Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Defense Minister Israel Katz Chief of the General ...