• 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    The 7th Wing is the special air forces wing of the Israeli Air Force. It is composed of three combat units Unit 669, Shaldag Unit, and Unit 5700. The...
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  • Nukhba forces (Hebrew: נוח'בה, romanized: Nukhba, Arabic: نخبة, lit. 'elite'), Nukhba Force or just (Al-)Nukhba are a special forces unit of the Izz...
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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 various branches of the Indian Armed Forces having their own separate special forces units. The Para SF of the...
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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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    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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    Egoz Unit (category Special forces of Israel)
    Egoz ("Egoz special reconnaissance unit") is an elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commando unit specializing in anti-guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance...
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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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    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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    LOTAR (category Special forces of Israel)
    and sniper within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), also known as Unit 707 or The Counter-Terror School. LOTAR is a portmanteau of Hebrew: לוחמה בטרור,...
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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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  • insignia of the Israel Defense Forces, excluding rank insignia. For ranks, see Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia. The Israel Defense Forces has several...
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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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    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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  • The history of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intertwines in its early stages with history of the Haganah. Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan, which...
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    Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon and Syria to the north, the...
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    Unit 5700 (category Special forces of Israel)
    Shaldag Unit and Unit 669, it constitutes the special forces wing of Israeli Air Force. The mission of the unit is to locate and operate forward airfields...
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    Multidimensional Unit (IDF) (category Special forces of Israel)
    is an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Special Operations task force serving under the Ground Forces. It was established in 2019 by IDF Chief of Staff Aviv...
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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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  • 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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    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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