Where's Egoz? Where's Egoz?

Find the concealed commandos

Two elite recon soldiers camouflage themselves beyond recognition

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

Two IDF scouts from the Egoz unit camouflage themselves. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson via Facebook)
Two IDF scouts from the Egoz unit camouflage themselves. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson via Facebook)

Two soldiers from the elite Egoz reconnaissance unit concealed themselves as part of their standard field operations and were photographed by the IDF’s Spokesperson unit.

Two IDF scouts from the Egoz unit camouflage themselves. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson via Facebook)
Two IDF scouts from the Egoz unit camouflage themselves. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson via Facebook)

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.

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