The IDF’s New “Ghosts“ Special Forces Unit | Refaim רפאים

See more at War has changed. New tactics and advancing technology have morphed the face of the battlefield and it is no longer as simple as it used to be. With threats getting stronger and more advanced every day, many countries have started to evolve some of their elite units to face the on coming battles. None are quite as unique and as clever as Israel’s newest Special Forces unit, “Refaim” (יחידת רפאים). While most of the elite SF Units were established decades ago. רפאים was established in 2019 to be the most modern and technologically advanced SF unit on the battlefield. Refaim, רפאים translated to ghosts, is Israel’s newest multi dimensional elite unit. It is composed of soldiers from the IDFs multiple branches such as the air force, armored corps, intelligence, telecommunications, cyber and reconnaissance, while also recruiting
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