Egoz Reconnaissance Unit

Egoz (Hebrew: יחידת אגוז‎‎, Yehidat Egoz) is an elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) special forces unit specializing in guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, and direct action (military). Although a part of the IDF Central Command's Oz Brigade (commonly referred to as the commando brigade), its operators undergo basic training with the IDF Northern Command's Golani Brigade.

Prior to 2000, Egoz operated mainly in Lebanon, combating threats from Hezbollah. Following Israel's withdrawal from Southern Lebanon, many of its operations take place in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

At the completion of basic and advanced infantry training, unit recruits begin an intense year-long training program to become Egoz special forces operators. One of the most rigorous and physically demanding training regimens in the Israel Defense Forces, Egoz prepares its soldiers for operations in multiple environments in and around Israel and the Palestinian Territories, including the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in addition to longer range operations behind enemy lines in Lebanon and Syria. Egoz is a flexible and highly trained unit tasked with multiple missions that include irregular warfare, special reconnaissance, direct action, counter-terrorism, and joint special operations. Egoz missions are executed in small teams and are highly classified. The IDF does not disclose information on the unit or the operations in which the unit takes part in.

Unit Egoz was named after the 1956 special forces reconnaissance unit known as (Sayeret) Egoz. Following a friendly-fire incident, Sayeret Egoz was disbanded, and then restored in 1964, when it continued to operate under the Northern Command. In 1974 it was disbanded once more due to manpower shortages following the Yom Kippur War.

...
Wikipedia