IDF 'exposes' camouflaged soldiers

Commandos had been photographed hiding in a rocky field for army PR shoot

By Ilan Ben Zion 4 June 2012, 7:05 pm Edit

Ilan Ben Zion is an AFP reporter and a former news editor at The Times of Israel.

Two commandos from Egoz revealed. (photo credit: IDF Spokesman, IDFBlog)

Circled are two soldiers from the elite Egoz reconnaissance unit who concealed themselves as part of their standard field operations. The two were photographed by the IDF’s Spokesperson unit. (Enlarge the picture to see more clearly.)

Last week the Times of Israel publicized the image without identifying the locations of the soldiers, inviting readers to find them. Several frustrated readers asked that we now reveal their location.

Egoz was reestablished in 1995 after several previous incarnations and disbandments. It specializes in guerrilla and counter-guerrilla operations, predominantly along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.