Duvdevan Unit

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counterterrorism unit military unit special forces unit

Duvdevan Unit is an elite undercover special forces unit of the Israel Defense Forces known for conducting high-risk counterterrorism and covert operations, often disguised as local civilians.

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Label Occurrences
Duvdevan Unit canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf counterterrorism unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
special forces unit ⓘ
alias Duvdevan ⓘ
allegiance Israel ⓘ
surface form: State of Israel
branch IDF Infantry Corps ⓘ
commandStructure IDF Central Command special units array ⓘ
conflict First Intifada ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Operation Defensive Shield ⓘ
Second Intifada ⓘ
various West Bank operations ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
garrison Camp Anatot ⓘ
near Jerusalem ⓘ
meaningOfName cherry ⓘ
motto “Be first among equals” ⓘ
nickname Unit 217 ⓘ
notableFeature integrated with intelligence services ⓘ
often operates without uniforms ⓘ
operates in small undercover teams ⓘ
notableTactic close-quarters combat ⓘ
disguised as local civilians ⓘ
plainclothes operations ⓘ
operationalArea Jerusalem District ⓘ
surface form: Jerusalem area

West Bank ⓘ
operationalStyle covert operations ⓘ
undercover ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ
partOf IDF Central Command ⓘ
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
relatedUnit Sayeret Matkal ⓘ
Yamam ⓘ
role counterterrorism ⓘ
direct action ⓘ
high-value target capture ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
special reconnaissance ⓘ
undercover operations ⓘ
selection highly selective ⓘ
specialization intelligence-driven raids ⓘ
targeted arrests ⓘ
undercover work in Palestinian urban areas ⓘ
training Arabic language and culture ⓘ
advanced marksmanship ⓘ
close-quarters battle ⓘ
counterterrorism tactics ⓘ
disguise and impersonation ⓘ
type mista'arvim unit ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Israel Defense Forces → hasSpecialUnit → Duvdevan Unit ⓘ
IDF → hasEliteUnit → Duvdevan Unit ⓘ
subject surface form: Israel Defense Forces