The Hawaii-born warrior who trains IDF Special Forces
Nadav Tzadok Yair was born in Hawaii and trained in Kapu Kuialua since he was nine years old,…
Israeli Super Gun: The Assault Rifle Built to Replace the M-4
Given the problems experienced by some bullpup designs — the teething troubles of Britain’s notorious SA80 come to…
Ansariya Ambush: Israel’s SOF Greatest Military Defeat
The 12 Israeli soldiers killed in an ambush in southern Lebanon on September 5, 1997 were betrayed by…
Operation Orchard: Bombing of the Syrian Nuclear Reactor
After the leadership of Bashar Al Assad in 2001, the relationship between Syria and North Korea drastically increased.…
IWI Negev: IDF’s Light Machine Gun
The IWI Negev was designed as a light machine gun in the late 1980s. It was produced by…
Failed attempt of Sayeret Matkal to rescue IDF soldier Wachsman
The infamous rescue attempt of Nachshon Wachsman carried out by Sayeret Matkal. The operation started as an incident…
Operation Spring of Youth – retaliation for the Munich massacre
Operation Spring of Youth was part of Operation Wrath of God planned and executed by Israelian Army. Operation…
IDF Mistaravim (YAMAS)
Little is known about one of the most secret units of Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli Border Police…
Mossad’s Kidon – one of the most capable and lethal…
Mossad’s Kidon (Hebrew: כידון, bayonet or “tip of the spear”), one of the most capable and lethal special…
Sayeret Matkal
The Israeli Sayeret Matkal, also known as General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269, is the unit most people are…
YAMAM – Special unit of Israel Border Police
The Yamam is an acronym for Special Central Unit (Yehida Merkazit Meyuhedet). The Yamam is an Israeli elite counter-terrorism unit, one of four special units of…
Shayetet 13
The upheavals in the Middle East of recent years have created multiple challenges for the IDF (Israeli Defence…