• 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...
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    Security forces in Israel (also known as Israel security establishment, Hebrew: מערכת הבטחון, Ma'arechet ha'Bitachon) include a variety of organizations...
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    Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Informally referred to As Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the...
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    Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is the special operations branch of the United...
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  • This is a list of military special forces units, also known as special operations forces (SOF), currently active with countries around the world, that...
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    overseas and many are indigenous designs. Until the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces' principal supplier was France; since then, it has been the...
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    LOTAR (category Special forces of Israel)
    special forces (sayeret) unit within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), also known as Unit 707 or The Counter-Terror School. LOTAR is a portmanteau of...
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    The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. 'The Army of the Defense for Israel'), alternatively...
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    Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military...
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  • several Special Forces (SF) units, with the branches of the Indian Armed Forces having their own separate special forces units. The Para SF of the Indian...
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    1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (1st SFOD-D), referred to as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations...
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    Oz Brigade (category Special forces of Israel)
    89th Brigade "Oz" ("Courage" in Hebrew) is a special operation forces brigade of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was established in December 2015....
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    Sayeret Matkal (category Special forces of Israel)
    the special reconnaissance unit (sayeret) of Israel's General Staff (matkal). It is considered one of the premier special forces units of Israel. First...
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    Yahalom (IDF) (category Special forces of Israel)
    backronym of יחידה הנדסית למשימות מיוחדות, Special Operations Engineering Unit) is a sayeret (special operations forces) unit of the Israeli Combat Engineering...
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    Egoz Unit (category Special forces of Israel)
    elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commando unit specializing in guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, and direct action. It is a part of the IDF...
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    awards and are considered among the best in Israel. Shin Bet Israel Border Police Israeli special forces units Yamam Mista'arvim "ימ"ס | יחידת המסתערבים...
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  • complex Arab–Israeli conflict. The following list centralizes the main and most notable military operations conducted by the Israeli Defense Forces sorted in...
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  • Mista'arvim (category Special forces of Israel)
    mista‘aravim, is the name given to certain units in the Israel Defense Forces, Israel Border Police, and Israel Police that assimilate into local Arab populations...
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    Yamam (category Special forces of Israel)
    Service) Israeli Special Forces: Sayeret Israeli security forces: Israel Border Police Yamas (another Border Police special forces unit) Israeli police...
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    warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. As of April 2022[update]...
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  • Israeli Special Forces Operations in 2006 were part of the Second Lebanon War. Several commando units of the Israel Defence Forces launched dozens of...
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    Shaldag Unit (category Special forces of Israel)
    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...
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    Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon and Syria to the north, the West Bank...
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    The Israeli Ground Forces (Hebrew: זרוע היבשה) are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The commander is the General Officer Commanding...
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    Duvdevan Unit (category Special forces of Israel)
    lit. 'cherry'), is a mistaʽaravim unit in the Commando Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces. It is notable for its undercover operations in urban areas,...
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    Oketz Unit (category Special forces of Israel)
    is the independent canine special forces (sayeret) unit of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded in 1939 as part of Haganah, and later dismantled...
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    Shayetet 13 (category Special forces of Israel)
    veteran Israeli special forces unit. It was formed in 1949 by Yohai Ben-Nun with men drawn from the ranks of the Palyam, the naval branch of the Palmach...
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    Unit 669 (category Special forces of Israel)
    also participated in extraction of soldiers of other arms of the Israeli Defense Forces, especially Sayeret (Special Forces) fighters in operations beyond...
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    Aderet, Ofer. "Israeli Special Forces Rescue Four Hostages Held in Gaza by Hamas Since October 7". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 June 2024. "Israel rescues 4 hostages...
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    The Special Forces Group is the special forces unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. Members of the Special Forces Group are selected...
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