{"id":119969,"date":"2023-10-13T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=119969"},"modified":"2023-10-13T16:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:03:19","slug":"israels-feared-special-forces-who-will-be-unleashed-against-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/israels-feared-special-forces-who-will-be-unleashed-against-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel’s feared special forces who will be unleashed against Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Israel could be just 24 hours from unleashing a ground offensive on Hamas terrorists in Gaza.<\/p>\n

    And leading that charge could well be an elite unit that once featured the country's current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. For many, this will be the first time you would have heard of Sayeret Matkal \u2013 and that's the point.<\/p>\n

    The group is one of the most elite special forces troops at Israel's disposal, but it is also one of the most feared. It answers directly to the Israel Defense Forces leader, based at the IDF General Staff Headquarters Special Operations Division in Southern Israel, and could be brought in to rescue the more than 140 hostages held in Gaza . . . a job made much more difficult by the claims that they have all been split up and spread all over the country.<\/p>\n

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    It was formed in 1957 after the previous \u2013 and the country's first \u2013 special forces, Unit 101, was disbanded.<\/p>\n

    Since then, it has been involved in some of the country's biggest wars, and wins, from the Yom Kippur War to the 2014 Gaza War. And its list of former commanders includes the aforementioned Netanyahu, as well as his brother Yonatan, and another former Israeli PM in Ehud Barak. <\/p>\n

    There methods, in particular a rescue of hostages from Ugandan soldiers, is seen as a blueprint for operations is studied by counter-terrorism specialists all over the world. <\/p>\n

    And now one of its current reserve members, Eyal Biran, has exposed some how the group is trained, as much as he can given he admits it'll probably get him in a lot of trouble.<\/p>\n

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