IDF to expand HUMINT unit in light of its extensive activities against Hamas, Hezbollah and on Syrian front

The IDF says it’s expanding the Military Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 504, which specializes in HUMINT, or human intelligence, in light of the unit’s extensive activities during the war.

As part of expanding the unit, its commander has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general.

“Throughout the war, Unit 504 operated intensively in the various fronts and led the effort in which thousands of Hamas terrorists, as well as from Hezbollah and the Syrian front, were arrested and interrogated,” the military says.

The IDF says Unit 504 also carried out surveillance missions, which led to targets being struck and handled agents in enemy states.

During the war, Unit 504 reopened a unit that handled agents in the Gaza Strip, more than a decade after it was closed, which the IDF says led to a massive increase in work.

As a result, the military says it has been drafting additional officers to Unit 504, to activate and handle agents in order to prepare for special operations in enemy territory.

The IDF says the unit “will significantly expand its intelligence-gathering functions.”

The tenure of Unit 504’s command has been extended, and he has been promoted, for the military to implement the new changes.