It started with "three guys and a drone" – and ended with the elimination of 100 Hezbollah terrorists
With the completion of Division 146's mission on the Lebanon border, and after 600 days of reserve duty, we heard from the founder of Unit 6213 how an offensive drone-operating team was built in just four months.
From the urgent call from the division commander moments before heading home, to the daring operation to destroy a Hezbollah tunnel — this is how the reservists of the "Mapatz" formation helped shift the momentum to the IDF.
March 2024, northern border. After six months of intense defensive fighting against Hezbollah terrorists, the reservists of Recon Unit 213, part of the Fire Brigade in Division 146, were preparing for some rest and recovery.
