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IWI TAVOR: The Assault Rifle Built to Replace the M4 Carbine
IWI Tavor is the new supergun made in Israel and intended to replace the M4 carbine. Given the…
Ansariya Ambush: Shayetet 13’s bloodiest battle
The Ansariya ambush was the deadliest firefight of Israel’s elite unit Shayetet. 12 Israeli special forces operator killed…
Operation Orchard: Bombing of the Syrian Nuclear Reactor
Operation Orchard was an Israeli secret operation to destroy a suspected nuclear reactor in Syria. The operation unveiled…
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…
Sayeret Matkal’s failed attempt to rescue Nachshon 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 an Israeli military operation in Lebanon in April 1973. The operation was part of…
IDF Mistaravim (YAMAS)
Little is known about one of the most secret units of Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli Border Police…
KIDON: Mossad’s Tip of the Spear
Mossad’s Kidon, one of the most capable and lethal special ops units on the face of the planet, suspected…
Sayeret Matkal: A Israel’s Equivalent to the Delta Force
Sayeret Matkal is one of the most elite Special Force units on the planet. They are believed to…
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 IDF’s most secretive unit
Shayetet 13 is the elite unit of Israel’s Navy and they are equivalent to the U.S. Navy SEALs,…