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    The Landing flotilla officially known as the Shayetet 11 is the Amphibious warfare fleet of the Israeli Navy. It is tasked with amphibious landings and...
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    Shayetet 13 (Hebrew: שייטת 13, lit. 'Flotilla 13') is a unit of the Israeli Navy and one of the primary reconnaissance units of the Israel Defense Forces...
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    Patrol fleet officially known as Shayetet 15 (formerly Torpedo fleet or Shayetet 5) is the naval patrol fleet of the Israeli Navy. It is headquartered...
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    were all situated there. Since the culvert there was suitable only for Shayetet 11 vessels, the unit's men themselves built a pier to launch their vessels...
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    In May 2022 it was announced that the Navy decided to re-establish Shayetet 11, following this the IDF purchased two LSV vessels which will be used...
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    In May 2022 it was announced that the Navy decided to re-establish Shayetet 11, following this the IDF purchased two LSV vessels which are to be used...
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    The Missile Ship Fleet, officially called Shayetet 3, is the main surface combat force of the Israeli Navy. The fleet was established in 1967 and includes...
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    of retreat by the PLO, and later expanded north to the Litani River. Shayetet 11 vessels were used as carrier platform for helicopters to attack targets...
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    be carried out using the landing craft of the navy's Shayetet 11 and was to be secured by Shayetet 13 naval commandos. Assisting the embarkation and disembarkation...
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    reserve Brigade 421th armored reserve division 600th armored reserve division Combat Engineering Corps Shayetet 11 N/A Casualties and losses Heavy Heavy...
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    On 22 December, a battalion from the Golani Brigade (transported by Shayetet 11) launched a diversionary attack on positions near the Gaza-Rafah road...
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    corvettes ordered for the Israeli Navy in May 2015. These are operated by Shayetet 3 flotilla. The ships' design is loosely based on the German Braunschweig-class...
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  • carried out by the Carmeli Brigade, commanded by Moshe Carmel landed by Shayetet 11. It took place in territory allocated to the Arab State in the 1947 United...
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    amphibious assault conducted by troops who crossed the sea by boats of Shayetet 11. Sharon directed the operation from a small plane circling the battle...
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  • companies: one from the 54th Battalion of Givati, and the other was Shayetet 11 from the navy, subordinated to the 54th's commander. The naval unit advanced...
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  • conventional and SF units, if needed. Those units are Sayeret Matkal, Shayetet 13 and Shaldag. These are the most well-known reconnaissance units. Their...
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    Keshet) and again in Shayetet 13. In 1992, Gallant was earmarked by then-navy commander Ami Ayalon for the command of Shayetet 13, a position he was...
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    base on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel. The base is home to Shayetet 13, Israel's naval commando unit. Within its grounds stands Château Pèlerin...
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    immigrated to Israel from Iraq and Algeria. His father served in Israel in Shayetet 13 and in Shin Bet before later running a plant nursery. His mother is...
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  • On 2 November 2024, Israeli naval commando unit Shayetet 13 raided Batroun in northern Lebanon and kidnapped a Lebanese citizen who it claimed was a senior...
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  • the IDF without a dedicated special-forces unit other than the Navy's Shayetet 13, a naval commando unit that could not fully replace Unit 101. In 1957...
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    91st "Galilee Territorial Division, 80th "Edom" Territorial Division, Shayetet 13, Baram Territorial Brigade and the Etzioni Brigade. Milo, Son of Uri...
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    Magen (English: Shield) is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 fleet. She is the first ship of her class to be commissioned. The Sa'ar...
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    INS Rahav is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine of Shayetet 7 flotilla. The name is Hebrew for "Rahab." The submarine was built in Kiel, Germany, and...
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  • arrived. After the assaults on the military bases, Sayeret Maglan and Shayetet 13 forces secured the area, deployed along the Gaza border fence, and assisted...
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  • inside a bunker on the base. Shortly after the initial assault by Hamas, Shayetet 13 naval commandos were sent to retake the outpost and work in conjunction...
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  • the Nukhba terrorists, for whom 'animals' is a compliment". Redwan Force Shayetet 13, Israeli Navy special forces unit Syria's Tomorrow Movement § Military...
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    was a night mission by the Israel Defense Forces naval commando unit, Shayetet 13, in Tyre, South Lebanon, on August 5, 2006. The target was an apartment...
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  • born and raised in Kfar Bilu. He enlisted in the IDF and volunteered for Shayetet 13. After completing his combat training and operational service, he finished...
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    also used for the first time. On February 11, 2024, he commanded IDF forces from the command center – Shayetet 13, 7th Brigade, Division 98, and the Air...
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