Elite Units To Be Merged Into New Commando Brigade

July 08 2015

Israel

The Israeli army is establishing a new commando brigade from four existing units, reports Haaretz (Israel).

The decision was announced on Monday by Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot, the defense chief. The merged brigade is part of a multi-year plan intended to improve the military's capabilities against terrorist and guerrilla organizations.

The new brigade will include the Maglan combat engineering unit; Duvdevan special unit from the Central Command; Egoz unit from the Golani...

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