Israel Unveils ‘Secret’ Commando Unit in Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk next to tanks near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on its Israeli side May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Israeli soldiers walk next to tanks near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on its Israeli side May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Israel Unveils ‘Secret’ Commando Unit in Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk next to tanks near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on its Israeli side May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Israeli soldiers walk next to tanks near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on its Israeli side May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The Israeli Army Command has revealed that a secret commando war unit had operated in the Gaza Strip during the war last May.

This revelation came when the army command decided to honor the secret units that operated in the enclave in the recent war, Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Thursday.

Army Chief of Staff General Aviv Kochavi will honor the unit members, the newspaper added.

“These are previously undisclosed units that carried out major, complex and secret operations in Gaza during the last war,” Kochavi was quoted as saying.

He will also honor combat and intelligence units for operating in Gaza and other fronts, Ynet news noted.

Military sources refused to give any information that would reveal anything about the nature of the unit’s work and what makes it different from the other units.

However, they affirmed that it mastered the sensitive and risky operations, and for this reason, it will be granted an award of excellence.



Israel Says Missile Launched from Yemen Was Intercepted

Yemenis brandish their rifles and chant slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Yemenis brandish their rifles and chant slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
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Israel Says Missile Launched from Yemen Was Intercepted

Yemenis brandish their rifles and chant slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Yemenis brandish their rifles and chant slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

Yemen's Houthi militant group said on Thursday they had attacked Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv area with a ballistic missile, while the Israeli military said the missile from Yemen was intercepted after air raid sirens were triggered in several parts of the country.

Most of the dozens of missiles and drones they have launched have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes.

The Iran-aligned Houthis have been firing at Israel and attacking shipping lanes. Traffic through the Red Sea, a critical waterway for the world's oil and commodities, has dropped since the Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what the group said was solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war.

Houthis said in May they would impose a "comprehensive" aerial blockade on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports.