Israeli Special forces -Sayeret Matkal

Simon Dean SG

Known operations

Note: Until recently the Israeli army had an official policy of denying existence of this unit. Operations were generally attributed to "elite paratroopers". Sayeret Matkal operations are still kept secret to this day. However, due to the unit's successes in daring operations, it soon became a very publicly-known secret in Israeli society.

1968 - Operation Shock - Sabotage of power plant and Nile bridges in Egypt (jointly with Israeli Air Force)

1968 - Operation Gift - Sabotage of 14 Arab airliners in Beirut International Airport, Lebanon

1969 - Operations Orchard 22, Orchard 37 - Assaults on high voltage wires and a control antenna in Egypt

1969 - Operation Bulmus 6 - Assault on fortified Green Island, Egypt (jointly with Shayetet 13)

1969 - Operation Rooster 53 - Seizing an entire Egyptian radar installation (jointly with Israeli Air Force)

1970 - Operation Rhodes - Assault on fortified Shadwan Island, Egypt (jointly with Shayetet 13)

1972 - Operation Isotope - Foiling the Hijacking of Sabena Flight 572 in Tel Aviv, Israel (hostages rescue)

1972 - Operation Crate 3 - Kidnapping 5 Syrian intelligence officers

1973 - Operation Spring of Youth - Killing Black September terrorist leaders in Beirut, Lebanon (jointly with Shayetet 13)

1973 - Recapture of Mount Hermon from Syrian commandos in the Yom Kippur War (jointly with Golani Brigade)

1973 - Deep interdiction ambushes in Egypt and Syria during the Yom Kippur War

1974 - Ma'alot massacre (school hostages rescue)

1975 - Savoy Operation (hotel hostages rescue)

1976 - Operation Entebbe, Foiling an Air France aircraft hijacking in Entebbe, Uganda (hostages rescue)

1978 - Coastal Road Massacre (bus hostages rescue)

1980 - Misgav Am (Kibbutz hostages rescue)

1984 - Kav 300 affair (bus hostages rescue, see The Shabak's years of crisis)

1988 - Tunis Raid - assassination of Abu Jihad, in Tunis, Tunisia

1989 - Sheik Abdul-Karim Obeid kidnapping, Lebanon (see Ron Arad)

1994 - Mustafa Dirani kidnapping, Lebanon (see Ron Arad)

1994 - Nachshon Waxman (foiled hostage rescue)

2006 - Attack near Hezbollah stronghold Baalbek (disrupt weapons smuggling)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayeret_Matkal#Known_operations

euc SG

Many secret units are becoming public..eg SAS.
Wonder how they can operate next time.

Simon Dean SG

When there is a will, there is a way Laughing

chino65 SG

I like Mossad - state-sanctioned terrorists. Mr. Green

zagan SG

Sayeret Mat’kal is one of the best Special Forces unit in the world IMO, but their ops during the last Lebanon war were not really spectacular, grab the wrong guys who have the same name as the HVT, botched weapon intercepts leaving 2 dead, etc

Fingolfin_Noldor SG

Israeli training hasn’t been as good as it ought to be. Barak is attempting to reform the system now. He seems to know what he’s trying to do, him being a former general.

Dr Who SG

They need to thank God because fate/luck played a latge paty of their success

eg

In the 1973 yom kippur war, this unit was posted to the Golan because there was no operational role for them. Whilst waiting for orders, a unit of Syria's top commandos were helicoptered right where they were. All 40 Syrians were killed except for one by the Sayeret Matkal......

If not for their luck, the Syrian commandos could have created havoc behind Israeli lines..........and perhaps would have allowed Syrian armoured forces to have entered Galilee........

Arapahoe SG

"Fate" n "luck" only resevered for people who only talk! It is about courage, daring, good intel, good communication, good execution, and commitment of mens. and get the job done.

CPL SG

Ehud Barak was formerly CO of Sayeret Matkal.
Trust him to "do the right thing".. Razz

idwar SG

these red berets don't look impressive......

idwar SG

This one like paid model only........

pqr SG

looks does not matter Laughing

beavan SG

maybe they march 100km already? Mr. Green

idwar SG

Israeli Special Forces worst Nightmare:

Sadaam Hussein is alive....and is hiding somewhere in GAZA.......

tankfanatic SG

thats a good one

chino65 SG

I read once the Israel spec ops would use only enemy weapons – e.g. AK – when conduction clandestine ops in enemy territory. And they would leave behind confusing clues at amphibious landing sites like Russian or Arabic cigarette butts etc.

SpecOps87 SG

Not entirely...but they do so. enemy weapons usually have their serials filed off.

tankfanatic SG

this one probably not seyeret matkal.... israeli have few other secret operative which operates to that extent.