The IDF's Oketz canine unit has played a critical role in the ongoing Gaza conflict, with its use of military dogs providing ...

December 18, 2023. (Credit: IDF) The Duvdevan soldiers, along with engineering forces and the Oketz special forces canine unit, swept the area and uncovered a system of Hamas tunnels and shafts.

Nestled in the rugged mountains of Israel’s northern borders, the IDF’s Alpinist Unit might seem an unlikely elite military force. After all, Israel is a land more famous for its deserts than its ...