Israeli Special Forces Operations Guide

Operation

Type

Units

Date

Gift

Direct Action

Sayeret MATKAL, PALSAR Tzanhanim 

December 28, 1968

Isotope

Hostage Rescue

Sayeret MATKAL

May 9, 1972

Thunderbolt

Hostage Rescue

Sayeret MATKAL, Golani, Tzanhanim 

July 4, 1976

Coastal Road

Hostage Rescue

Sayeret MATKAL, YAMAM

March 11, 1978

Misgav Ham

Hostage Rescue

Sayeret MATKAL, PALSAR Golani

April 7, 1980

Line 300

Hostage Rescue

Sayeret MATKAL

April 13, 1984

Mothers Bus

Hostage Rescue

YAMAM

March 7, 1988

Blue & Brown

Direct Action

Shayetet 13, PALSAR Golani

December 9, 1988

Nachshon Vaxman

Hostage Rescue

Sayeret MATKAL

October 14, 1994

Negev Forest Direct Action Shayetet 13 August 4, 1996

AH1 Cobra

CSAR

PALSAR Tzanhanim , 669

June 9-10, 1999

Taibeh Raid

Direct Action

YAMAM, Duvdevan

March 3, 2000

Dagestan Airplane

Hostage Rescue

LOTAR Eilat

November 12, 2000

Noah's Ark

Ship Boarding

Shayetet 13 January 3, 2002

Mukataa

Direct Action

Egoz, Duvdevan, PALSAR Golani

March-April 2002

Church of the Nativity

Hostage Rescue

Miscel.

April-May 2002

Sharp & Smooth

Direct Action

Sayeret MATKAL, Shaldag August 1-2, 2006

British Embassy

Hostage Rescue

YAMAM

August, 31, 2006

Full Disclosure

Ship Boarding

Shayetet 13

March 5, 2014

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