Mista'arvim units

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:country gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:established 1980s (modern units)
gptkbp:historicalName pre-state Jewish militias
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mista'arvim units
gptkbp:language Arabic (used for disguise)
gptkbp:notableFor counter-insurgency
blending into Arab populations
high-risk undercover missions
targeted arrests
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:First_Intifada
gptkb:Operation_Defensive_Shield
gptkb:Second_Intifada
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Duvdevan
gptkb:Mista'arvim_(MAGAV)
gptkb:Yamas
Yamam
Sayeret Matkal (occasionally uses mista'arvim tactics)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Israel_Defense_Forces
gptkb:Israel_Police
gptkb:Israel_Border_Police
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Israel_Border_Police
gptkb:IDF_Central_Command
gptkbp:role gptkb:intelligence_gathering
counter-terrorism
undercover operations
arrest operations
gptkbp:tactics disguise as Arabs
infiltration of hostile populations
gptkbp:trainer urban warfare
close-quarters combat
Arabic language and culture
gptkbp:uniform civilian Arab dress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mista'arvim_operations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6