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Sword Battalion
גְּדוּד חֶרֶב
كتيبة السيف
Active1948–2015
CountrySword Battalion Israel
BranchSword Battalion Ground Forces
TypeLight infantry
RoleAnti-guerrilla warfare
Anti-tank warfare
Artillery observer
Close-quarters combat
Counterinsurgency
Desert warfare
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Urban warfare
SizeBattalion
Part of91st Division
Nickname(s)IDF Minorities Unit
EngagementsFirst Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949)
  • Operation Hiram
Israeli Reprisal Operations (1949–1966)
Second Arab–Israeli War (1956)
Third Arab–Israeli War (1967)
Arab–Israeli War of Attrition (1967–1970)
Fourth Arab–Israeli War (1973)
Operation Litani (1978)
First Lebanon War (1982–1985)
South Lebanon War (1985–2000)
First Intifada (1987–1993)
Second Intifada (2000–2005)
Second Lebanon War (2006)
Operation Cast Lead (2008–2009)
Operation Pillar of Defense (2012)
Operation Protective Edge (2014)
Druze officer of Israel's Sword Battalion, 2007

The Sword Battalion (Hebrew: גְּדוּד חֶרֶב Gdud Ḥerev; Arabic: كتيبة السيف Katībat al-Sayf), previously Unit 300 and also known as the IDF Minorities Unit, was an Arab-dominated military unit of the Israel Defense Forces. It predominantly enlisted Druze, who made up the majority in the unit until it was disbanded in 2015, though a sizable number of recruits were Bedouin and non-Arab Circassians. Men from the Druze and Circassian communities are subject to Israeli conscription laws, while Bedouin and other Arabs may voluntarily enlist for military service.

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