Multidimensional Unit (IDF)
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| Unit 888 “Refaim” | |
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 Unit 888 Insignia | |
| Active | 2019–present |
| Country | Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Branch |  Israeli Ground Forces |
| Type | Commando |
| Role | Direct action Intelligence gathering |
| Size | Battalion[1] |
| Part of | 99th Infantry Division (Reserve) (He) Maneuvering Corps GOC Army Headquarters |
| Nickname(s) | "Refaim", "Ghosts", "Unit 888", "Multidimensional Unit" |
| Motto(s) | "But he knoweth not that the dead are there" Proverbs 9:18[2] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Dvir Hever |
Unit 888 “Refaim” (Hebrew: יחידת רפאים. lit. "Wraith's unit") is an Israel Defense Forces Special Operations unit established in 2019 by Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kokhavi.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ https://news.walla.co.il/item/3332603
- ↑ Hebrew: ״וְלֹא יָדַע כִּי רְפָאִים שָׁם״. Translation from KJV
- ↑ "About: Multidimensional Unit (IDF)". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
Other websites
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Media related to Category:Multidimensional Unit (IDF) at Wikimedia Commons
- Such a unit was never in the IDF – until today, on IDF website, January 2020
