Samson Unit
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| unit_name | Unit 367 |
| image | File:Doron Daniel Derzi.jpg |
| caption | Badge of Samson Unit |
| dates | 1986–1996 |
| country | Israel |
| branch | |
| type | Mista'arvim |
| role | Special Reconnaissance |
| Undercover Counterterrorism | |
| Counterterrorism | |
| size | ~250 |
| garrison | Nuria Military Base |
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Unit 367, Samson Unit, or Shimshon (), was a special forces unit within the Israeli Defense Forces named after the biblical figure Samson.
History
Shimshon unit's modus operandi focused on undercover military operations against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
Shimshon was disbanded in 1996 following the Oslo Accords.
Samson Unit's roles are believed to have included:
- Intelligence collection in the battlespace on an ongoing basis, as means to continuously know the area, and as preparation for upcoming operations. Samson reportedly gathered intelligence for its and other units’ operations.
- Counter-terrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, which included psychological warfare and the arrest of key enemy combatants
References
References
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=VS86CQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Samson+Unit%22+idf&pg=PT215 The Ghost Warriors: Inside Israel's Undercover War Against Suicide Terrorism, Samuel M. Katz]
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=poktCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Samson+Unit%22+idf&pg=PT61 Imagining the Kibbutz: Visions of Utopia in Literature and Film]
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