Израиль армиясының "Жаңғақ" арнайы жасағы

Israel Defense Forces commando and special forces unit specialized in Guerilla warfare

Unit 621, otherwise known as Sayeret Egoz (, Yehidat Egoz. lit. "Nut"), is an elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commando unit specializing in guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, and direct action (military). It is a part of the IDF Central Command's 89th Brigade (commonly referred to as the commando brigade). Prior to 2000, Egoz operated mainly in Lebanon, combating threats from Hezbollah. Following Israel's withdrawal from Southern Lebanon, the unit shifted the focus of its operations to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Egoz recruits undergo basic and advanced infantry training with the Golani Brigade. The unit is credited with killing sixteen guerrillas in 1996. In the 2006 Lebanon War, five Egoz operators were killed and six wounded in the Battle of Maroun al Ras, following a direct hit by an AT 3 Sagger anti tank missile. An estimated 13 members of Hezbollah were killed. In Operation Protective Edge, three members of Unit Egoz were killed during unit operations in the Gaza Strip. On 21 July 2014, in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, Egoz forces engaged and neutralized ten Hamas militants, including one that detonated a suicide vest. Within two years, between 2022 and 2023 the unit had two separate friendly fire incidents, reportedly involving mistaken identity. In January 2022, while helping search the Jordan Valley for apparent thieves and missing night vision equipment, a member of the unit shot and killed two of his team members. He was removed from the unit and left military service in May 2022, before prosecutors filed an indictment of negligent manslaughter in May 2023. In July 2023, a non commissioned officer in the unit was shot and killed while securing an alleyway in the Jenin refugee camp while reportedly exchanging fire with gunmen.