Unit 8200

Inside the IDF's covert 10 km. mission to capture Iran’s Quds Force in Syria - report

Lt.-Col. (res.) Y, commander of the IDF's 7012th Battalion, led troops 10 kilometers into Syrian territory in covert June mission which was carried out without a shot being fired.

 IDF soldiers operating in southern Syria to apprehend terrorists in an Iranian terror cell, June 2, 2025.
 An Israeli women places her vote in a ballot box (illustrative)

It is time for women to run the Israeli government - opinion

 A letter signed by graduates of the elite IDF Talpiot program.

Thousands of IDF elite intel program grads call for war's end, return of hostages

IDF soldiers engage in operational activities in relation to Israel-Gaza violence.

IDF 8200 intelligence soldiers call on gov't to stop fighting, bring back hostages


IDF intel. officer: Field intelligence just as vital as elite billion-dollar Unit 8200

Old-fashioned field intelligence was key in IDF operations in Khan Yunis and will avoid future Oct. 7-style attacks.

 ‘THE SOLDIERS on the front can see things with their physical eyes that no one else can,’ 2023.

Unit 8200 created AI language learning tool from intercepted Palestinian Arabic comms - report

The investigation found that Unit 8200 trained the large language model (LLM) to understand spoken Arabic.

 ILLUSTRATION: AI transposed over Arabic text

What will IDF's October 7 probes discover on Israel's severe intelligence failures?

IDF thought Hamas no longer interested in all-out war • Intelligence officer's 'Walls of Jericho' warnings dismissed by chiefs

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Probing the night before: IDF investigations to shed light on October 7 massacre

IDF's intel unit flagged unusual activity hours before attacks began • Why did the Air Force react slowly on morning of October 7?

Israel Air Force drills with foreign forces in the "Blue Drill" exercise in October 2021.

IDF increases use of AI for Hamas target acquisition as war continues - report

The emphasis on technology eroded Unit 8200’s “culture of warning,” where even low-level analysts could easily brief top commanders about concerns.

 A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017.

Internal espionage: How Israeli spies infiltrated Hezbollah for decades - NYT

Israel’s spy network infiltrated Hezbollah for decades, leading to Hassan Nasrallah's assassination and the world-renowned explosive pager operation.

 Slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah seen with the shadow of Benjamin Netanyahu (illustrative)

Israel Katz promotes new IDF Ground Forces, Unit 8200 commanders

Col. A to head Unit 8200, Brig.-Gen. Lotan promoted to ground forces commander in a major IDF leadership reshuffle.

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Secretive cyber warfare: What is the IDF's unit 8200?

Unit 8200 is the equivalent of the US National Security Agency or Britain's GCHQ and is the largest single military unit in the Israel Defense Forces.

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Unit 8200 commander resigns: 'Responsibility for 8200's part in failure rests entirely with me'

Brigadier General Yossi Sariel, Unit 8200 commander, resigned following criticism over the October 7 intelligence failure and earlier identity exposure.

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

'It's time to warn the people': IDF intel. officer's October 7 warning was ignored - N12 report

According to N12, officer "v" from Unit 8200 sent multiple warnings to senior intelligence officials based on analyses of Hamas training and movement.

IDF soldiers engage in operational activities in relation to Israel-Gaza violence.

The controversy surrounding appointing new IDF intelligence chief Shlomi Binder - analysis

Why did Halevi pick Binder, given there were other qualified candidates with less controversy? Some say it's preexisting loyalties...

 Col. Shlomi Binder