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The opening as it read in 2010

Oketz Unit Oketz ( ), is the independent K-9 special forces ( sayeret ) unit, founded in 1939 as part of the Haganah , within the Israel Defense Forces .¹ The unit specialises in training and handling dogs for military applications. Originally, Oketz trained dogs to attack kidnappers, but training has become more specialised, and now the K-9 unit.² Each dog is now trained to have a particular speciality.³ Attack dogs are trained to operate in urban areas, as well as in rural, bushy areas (they were used extensively in Lebanon ).⁴ Dogs are trained as tracking and chasing dogs, for manhunts and detecting breaches at the borders. Dogs are also trained as weapons and ammunition dogs, to search for guns and munitions, as explosive dogs, to sniff out hidden explosives and as search and rescue dogs, to find people in collapsed buildings. Unit Oketz operators are often assigned to other units in the case of a particular need for their specialist skills, such as in the extraction of terrorists from fortified buildings.⁵ Though not affiliated with the IDF Paratroopers Brigade , Unit Oketz operators wear the same distinctive red berets and the unit's graduation ceremony is held at the Paratroopers headquarters. However, in order to join Oketz, the recruitee must choose Kfir Infantry Brigade as first priority in the request form and then pass through trials.⁶

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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

logo of Unit Oketz A female soldier of Oketz and her dog The Oketz Unit ( , lit. sting), is the independent canine special forces ( sayeret ) unit of the Israel Defense Forces . It was founded in 1939 as part of Haganah . It was dismantled at 1954. At 1974, a new unit was built by Yossi Labock, who was its first commander. The unit specializes in training and handling dogs for military applications. Originally, Oketz trained dogs to attack kidnappers, but training has since become more specialized, and now each dog is trained in a particular specialty. Attack dogs are trained to operate in both urban and rural areas (they were used extensively in Lebanon ). Other dogs are trained to track and pursue selected targets for manhunts and to detect breaches at the Israeli border. In addition, yet more dogs are trained to search for guns and munitions, to sniff out hidden explosives, and to find people in collapsed buildings. Oketz operators are often assigned to other units when said units are in need of their specialist skills, for example, the extraction of terrorists from fortified buildings. Though not affiliated with the IDF Paratroopers Brigade , Oketz operators wear the same distinctive red berets and the unit's graduation ceremony is held at the Paratroopers headquarters. However, in order to join Oketz, the recruit must choose the Kfir Infantry Brigade as their preferred choice in the request form and then pass the unit's trials.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 11 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Military unit A soldier of Oketz and her dog A canine handler from the IDF Oketz Canine Unit and his dog in the ruins of the Haiti UN headquarters, trying to locate survivors under the rubble. The Oketz Unit ( , lit. sting), is the independent canine special forces ( sayeret ) unit of the Israel Defense Forces .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

IDF unit Military unit A soldier of Oketz and her dog A canine handler from the IDF Oketz Canine Unit and his dog in the ruins of the Haiti UN headquarters, trying to locate survivors under the rubble. The Oketz Unit ( , lit. sting), is the independent canine special forces ( sayeret ) unit of the Israel Defense Forces .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

IDF unit ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Military unit A soldier of Oketz and her dog A canine handler from the IDF Oketz Canine Unit and his dog in the ruins of the Haiti UN headquarters, trying to locate survivors under the rubble. The Oketz Unit , also designated as Unit 7142 , is the independent canine special forces ( sayeret ) unit of the Israel Defense Forces . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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