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Maglan ) is an Israeli Special Forces unit which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and deep in enemy territory using advanced technologies and weaponry.1The unit's name is derived from the Ibis bird (In Hebrew: Maglan). The IDF keeps the unit's designated missions a secret and gives no information about it or the operations in which the unit takes part. Maglan has existed since 1986 but became publicly known only in 2006. Very little is known about the unit, only that the force performs top secret operations behind enemy lines, deep within hostile territory. Like Sayeret Matkal , although the operators in the unit wear a red beret and brown combat boots and conduct basic training at one of the paratroopers' bases, they are not part of the Paratroop Brigade. Maglan has a 20 months training program (6 months basic training and 14 months specialized combat education), and many of the candidates drop out due to the harsh nature of the program. The training program is known to be one of the toughest in the IDF. Similarly to Sayeret Matkal, Maglan answers to the IDF's General Staff and not to one of its regional commands. Maglan is a relatively new unit. It is rumored that it was deployed on covert SCUD hunting missions in Iraq during the First Gulf War in 1991. During the Second Lebanon War , the unit took part in many operations and achieved great success. During Operation Beach-Boys , the unit operated along the western coastal strip of Lebanon and destroyed 150 targets, among them 40 rocket launchers.2
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Also known as Unit 212 or Sayeret Maglan ) is an Israeli special forces unit which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and using advanced technologies and weaponry. The unit's name is derived from the Ibis bird (In Hebrew: Maglan). The IDF keeps the unit's designated mission a secret and gives little to no information about it or the operations in which the Unit took part. Like Sayeret Matkal , though soldiers in the unit wear a red beret and red combat boots and conduct basic training on the Paratroopers Brigade base, they are not part of the Paratroopers. Similarly, Maglan answers to the IDF's General Staff and not one of its regional commands. Maglan is a relatively new unit. It is one of three Israeli special forces units deployed on SCUD hunting missions in Iraq during the First Gulf War in 1991. During the Second Lebanon War , the unit took part in many operations and achieved great successes. During Operation Beach-Boys , the unit operated in the western coastal strip of Lebanon , and destroyed 150 targets, among them 40 rocket launchers.
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Also known as Unit 212 or Sayeret Maglan ) is an Israeli sayeret ( reconnaissance ) unit, which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and deep in enemy territory using advanced technologies and weaponry. Though Maglan is part of the IDF's Commando Brigade , its operators undergo basic training with the Paratroopers Brigade .The unit's name means " Ibis " (In Hebrew: Maglan).According to one officer, "Maglan is a bird that knows how to adapt in every situation." A relatively new unit, Maglan was founded in 1986, but its existence was only declassified in 2006."IDF to unite elite units in new commando brigade" . ynet .
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Israeli commando and special forces unit Military unit Maglan ( , also known as Unit 212 or Sayeret Maglan ) is a sayeret ( reconnaissance ) unit of the Israeli Defense Forces , which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and deep in enemy territory using advanced technologies and weaponry. Though Maglan is part of the IDF's Commando Brigade , its operators undergo basic training with the Paratroopers Brigade . The unit's name means " Ibis " (In Hebrew: Maglan). According to one officer, "Maglan is a bird that knows how to adapt in every situation." A relatively new unit, Maglan was founded in 1986, but its existence was only declassified in 2006. Hebrew: "בְּהַשְׁקֵט וּבְבִטְחָה תִּהְיֶה גְּבוּרַתְכֶם" Zitun, Yoav (7 July 2015)."גיבוש מגלן: אודות יחידת מגלן - מהם תנאי קבלה וטיפים לגיבוש" . אדרנלין (in Hebrew). 12 May 2021 .
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Israeli commando and special forces unit Military unit Maglan ( Hebrew : מגלן , also known as Unit 212 or Sayeret Maglan ) is a sayeret ( reconnaissance ) unit of the Israeli Defense Forces , which specializes in operating behind enemy lines and deep in enemy territory using advanced technologies and weaponry. Maglan is part of the IDF's Commando Brigade , each commando unit goes through basic training with an infantry brigade, Maglan operators join the Paratroopers Brigade for basic training, and then go through an additional in-unit bootcamp and advanced training. The unit's name means " Ibis " (In Hebrew: Maglan). According to one officer, "Maglan is a bird that knows how to adapt in every situation." A relatively new unit, Maglan was founded in 1986, but its existence was only declassified in 2006. Hebrew: "בְּהַשְׁקֵט וּבְבִטְחָה תִּהְיֶה גְּבוּרַתְכֶם" Zitun, Yoav (7 July 2015). "גיבוש מגלן: אודות יחידת מגלן - מהם תנאי קבלה וטיפים לגיבוש" . אדרנלין (in Hebrew). 12 May 2021 .
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