OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERIDF General Staff
YEAR INTRODUCED1957
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UNITS PRODUCEDโ
UNIT COSTUSD 28K
DESCRIPTION
Israel's most elite reconnaissance unit directly under the IDF General Staff, modeled after the British SAS.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Personnel
~200-300
Selection
Gibbush (extreme selection) + 20-month training
Specialization
Deep reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, intelligence
Notable_ops
Operation Entebbe (1976), Operation Isotope, targeted killings
Alumni
4 Israeli Prime Ministers
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
