Alpinist Unit
Yehidat Ha'Alpinistim
Founded1974 - Present
Country Israel
Allegiance Israel Defense Forces
Branch Israeli Ground Forces
TypeSayeret
RoleAir assault
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
CBRN defense
Clandestine operation
Close-quarters combat
Cold-weather warfare
Counterinsurgency
Crowd control
Desert warfare
Direct action
Electronic warfare
Force protection
HUMINT
Internal security
Irregular warfare
Medical evacuation
Military intelligence
Mountain warfare
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Ski warfare
Special operations
Special reconnaissance
Tracking
Urban warfare
Part ofNorthern Command
210th Bashan Division
810th Hermon Brigade
Alpinists during a training session in Mount Hermon
IDF communication campaign: Palestinian children diagnosed with cancer and Alpine soldiers visit Mount Hermon.

The Alpinist Unit Hebrew: יחידת האלפיניסטים, Yehidat Ha'Alpinistim) is a special mountain infantry reserve unit of the Israel Defence Forces, under the command of the Israeli Northern Command, focusing on clandestine operations, cold-weather and mountain warfare, commando style raids, crowd control and security check that migrate across the border, gather military intelligence in the area, internal security, irregular warfare operation, medical evacuation for battlefield injuries or emergencies, reconnaissance and tracking targets on the snowy mountains, ski warfare, and difficult terrain warfare in the northern front, especially Mt. Hermon.[1]

The Alpinists are proficient in many aspects of cold-weather and mountain warfare, among them shooting and attacking while sliding on skis and custom-made Snowcats, and defensive tactics. The unit was established in 1983.[2]

Their standard equipment includes M4 carbine assault rifles, the new Israeli TAR-21 Tavor assault rifle, "Negev" light machine gun and sniper rifles, mostly M24 and SR-25.

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  1. ↑ "Two Eilat bombing victims laid to rest". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  2. ↑ Encyclopaedia Judaica year book, 1983/5. p.305
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