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Samson Unit

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Active
  
1986-1995

Branch
  
Israeli Infantry Corps

Size
  
~250

Country
  
Israel

Type
  
Mista'arvim

Role
  
Special Reconnaissance Undercover Counterterrorism Counterterrorism

Samson Unit, or Shimshon (שמשון‎), was a special forces unit within the Israeli Defense Forces named after the biblical figure Samson. Shimshon unit's modus operandi focused on undercover military operations against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Shimshon was disbanded in 1995 following the Oslo Accords. The Samson Unit had a "sister unit" Duvdevan, which operated in the West Bank.

Function

Samson Unit's roles are believed to have included:

  • Intelligence collection in the battlespace on an ongoing basis, as means to continuously know the area, and as preparation for upcoming operations. Samson reportedly gathered intelligence for its and other units’ operations.
  • Counter-terrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, which included psychological warfare and the arrest of key enemy combatants

    • References

    Samson Unit Wikipedia
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