Nadav Tzadok Yair was born in Hawaii and trained in Kapu Kuialua since he was nine years old, now he teaches IDF Special Forces how to win glory in battle. Born and raised in Hawaii Nadav Tzadok Yair is a small Hawaiian man with a fascinating life story, the Jerusalem Post reported on Friday. Born on …
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Given the problems experienced by some bullpup designs — the teething troubles of Britain’s notorious SA80 come to mind – focusing on reliability may have been a wise decision. Israel builds its own high-tech military equipment, such as tanks, missiles and drones. Not bad for a nation of just 8.5 million people living in a …
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The 12 Israeli soldiers killed in an ambush in southern Lebanon on September 5, 1997 were betrayed by a Lebanese double agent. It was Israel’s greatest military humiliation in Lebanon since 1985 and Hezbollah’s most crushing intelligence operation ever. Even the Israeli map that led the soldiers to their deaths was allegedly drawn by the …
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After the leadership of Bashar Al Assad in 2001, the relationship between Syria and North Korea drastically increased. Assad was on a frequent visit to North Korea. Aman, the Military Intelligence of Israel found it fishy and reported it to Mossad but unfortunately, they denied it. Later in 2004, The US intelligence, CIA reported multiple …
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The IWI Negev was designed as a light machine gun in the late 1980s. It was produced by developed by the Israeli firearm manufacturer, Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) (formerly Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI). The design was meant to be reliable, especially in adverse conditions. In 1997, it was officially adopted by the Israeli Defense …
The infamous rescue attempt of Nachshon Wachsman carried out by Sayeret Matkal. The operation started as an incident in which Palestinian Hamas kidnapped Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman from the Bnai Atarot junction in central Israel, and held him hostage for 6 days. The incident ended in a failed Israeli rescue attempt, during which Wachsman was …
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Operation Spring of Youth was part of Operation Wrath of God planned and executed by Israelian Army. Operation Spring of Youth was practically an Israeli raid on Lebanon and it took place on the late night of April 9 and early morning of April 10, 1973. The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) special forces units, with …
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Little is known about one of the most secret units of Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli Border Police called Mistaravim. Mistaravim is a secretive unit that uses disguise and surprise as its main weapons. The Mistaravim is also known as YAMAS. Their operatives are often sent to undercover mission into Palestinian-controlled territories where they wear …
Mossad’s Kidon (Hebrew: כידון, bayonet or “tip of the spear”), one of the most capable and lethal special ops units on the face of the planet, suspected of being behind a number of successful assassination campaigns in Israel history. Kidon is a group with the Mossad (the institute in Hebrew) the latter of the two was …
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The Israeli Sayeret Matkal, also known as General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269, is the unit most people are referring to when discussing the Israeli war against terrorism. Also referred only as The Unit, they have been in on the first line of defense for years. Highly motivated, trained and experienced operatives from Sayeret Matkal have …
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 the Israel Border Police. The Yamam is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against targets in civilian areas. Besides military duties, The Yamam also performs SWAT duties and undercover police work. History of The Yamam The Yamam …
The upheavals in the Middle East of recent years have created multiple challenges for the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) and had a direct impact on ongoing operational activities – especially in special units such as Shayetet 13. The secretive unit, whose name translates as Flotilla 13, was formed in 1949, shortly after the creation of …
