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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Delta Force (redirect from 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) (in Hebrew: ארגון ידידי צה״ל בארה״ב) is an organization established in 1981 dedicated to the men and women...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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