Israeli Engineering Corps
Israeli Combat Engineering Corps symbols
Active	1947 - today
Country	Israel
Branch	GOC Army Headquarters
Type	Combat Engineering
Role	Combat Engineering, EOD, counter-NBC
Command structure	Israel Defense Forces
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Shimon Daniel
Notable commanders	Emmanuel Shahar, Elhanan Klein, Avishay Katz
Culture and history
Nickname	"Muhandesim", "Silver ones"
Motto	"Rishonim Tamid" ("Always First")
Colors	Silver (light gray) berets
March	"Handasa Karvit Theme"
Mascot	"BobCat" panther
Battles/wars	Suez War, Yom Kippur War (Operation Abirey Lev - breaching the Suez Canal), Al-Aqsa Intifada, Battle of Jenin 2002

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In the Israeli Defence Forces the combat engineers are organized under the Israel Engineering Corps חיל ההנדסה הקרבית . In addition to IEC sappers, each infantry brigade has an engineering company trained with basic engineering and EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) skills. IEC sappers are often attached to other units (such as armored divisions or infanty) in order to help them breach through obstacles and handle explosive threats. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces... Look up EOD in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The IEC beret's color is silver grey and their symbol include a sword on a tower with a blast halo on the background. The IEC mottos are "Always First" and "The hard - we shall do today, the impossible - we shall do tomorrow". Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Eiffel Tower Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma, Russia. ... Gasoline explosions, simulating bomb drops at an airshow. ... Look up halo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...

Roles

Beside extensive training in basic combat engineering, IEC are specialized and go through advanced training in their profession. The professions are:

• Sapper: trained with all the basic engineering skills and also trained at high infantry level. Their main role is to breach through terrain obstacles (natural and artificial) and enable ground forces to advance in the battle field. They are trained to supply close combat support for both armored fighting vehicles and infantry. Some of them are trained in driving the IEC standard CEV: the IDF Puma.
• Engineering Vehicles Operator (EVO): less combatant but nonetheless important, these soldiers are skilled in the operation of heavy mechanical equipment and engineering vehicles such as heavy bulldozers, excavators, cranes, tractors and mine-breaching devices called צמ"ה (TZAMA) in Hebrew.
• Bulldozer Operators: belong to the EVO, these soldiers are operating the IDF Caterpillar D9 armoured bulldozers, including under heavy fire. Their roles are versatile and differ according to the units whom they are attached. The D9 operators perform construction, destruction, breaching and EOD missions while assisting to tanks, infantry and even special forces during battle.

IDF Caterpillar D9.
Armored bulldozers are standard combat engineering tools, as they can perform construction, destruction and EOD missions under heavy fire.

• NBC Disposal: called "purifiers", they are expert in handling nuclear, biological and chemical threats.
• EOD experts: the Explosive Ordnance Disposal are experts in detonating explosives without damage. Among their equipment you can find the Barrett M82A1 and remote-control EOD robots with shotguns and mechanic-arms. The EOD are the military equivalent of the police's bomb squad. In the IDF, they are a part of the elite Engineering unit Sayeret Yaalom.
• Demolition experts: they are specially trained in blowing up things in the most accurate and effective way. They explode things ranging from cellular phones and doorlocks up to tanks and large buildings. In the IDF, the demolition experts are united in Sayeret Yaalom (Sayeret is the Israeli name for SF elite unit) and therefore gain high infantry training as well.
• Fortification experts: assigned on designing and overseeing the construction of bases, outposts, bridges and fortifications. Construction itself is usually done by the EVOs.
• Counter-Tunnels experts: established in 2003 by the late Cptain Aviv Hakani, these IEC soldiers are expert in finding smuggling tunnels and demolishing them. They operate in Rafah during the al-Aqsa Intifada and received recommendation of honor for their activity. The Rafah tunnel team was united with the IEC elite unit Sayeret Yaalom.

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History

"Road of Heroism" memorial for the fallen soldiers of the Israeli Engineering Corps, near Hulda forest, at Burma road, Israel.

The Israeli Engineering Corps ( IEC חה"ן ) are based upon the sabotage unit of the Palmach and the tractors operators units of the Israeli War of Independence. In the first years, the IEC drew their soldiers mainly from Jews who served in the British Royal Engineers. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1527x1386, 486 KB) Road of Heroism Monument and the Memorial for the Israeli Engineering Corps near Hulda Forest אנדרטת דרך הגבורה לזכר חללי חיל ההנדסה הקרבית של ישראל, ליד יער חולדה בדרך בורמה Author: MathKnight File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Israeli... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1527x1386, 486 KB) Road of Heroism Monument and the Memorial for the Israeli Engineering Corps near Hulda Forest אנדרטת דרך הגבורה לזכר חללי חיל ההנדסה הקרבית של ישראל, ליד יער חולדה בדרך בורמה Author: MathKnight File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Israeli... Palmach badge The Palmach (in Hebrew - פלמח ) was the regular fighting force of the Haganah (the underground army of Jewish settlers during the British Mandate of Palestine). ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the War of Independence by Israelis and al Nakba the catastrophe by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...

The IEC have record of great professional achievements and breaking-through decorations. The Engineering Corps' most famous operation is the breaching of the Suez Canal in Yom Kippur War. Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanā al-Suways, French: Le Canal de Suez), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km-long (101 miles) and, at its narrowest point, 300-m-wide (984 ft) maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr... Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Commanders Moshe Dayan David Elazar Ariel Sharon Shmuel Gonen Benjamin Peled Israel Tal Rehavam Zeevi Aharon Yariv Yitzhak Hofi Rafael Eitan Abraham Adan Yanush Ben Gal Saad El Shazly Ahmad Ismail Ali Hosni Mubarak Mohammed Aly Fahmy Anwar Sadat Abdel Ghani el-Gammasy Abdul...

In the Israeli wars

In the Israeli War of Independence, the IEC blasted bridges over the Jordan River and the streams of the southern Coastal plain in order to stop the advance of the Arab armored forces into the Israeli civilian rear. The IEC also helped in breaching the "Burma Road" into the sieged Jerusalem. The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, called the War of Independence by Israelis and al Nakba the catastrophe by Arabs, was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. ... This article is about the Jordan River and its valley in western Asia. ... In geography, a coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are an ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... The Burma Road is a road linking Burma (also called Myanmar) with China. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds (the Holy); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city[1] of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006[2...

In the 1956 Sinai war the IEC destroyed the Egyptian military infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula and were awarded with a battalion recommendation of honor (TZALASH). The Suez Crisis, also known as the Suez War, Suez Campaign or Kadesh Operation was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 For other uses of the word Sinai, please see: Sinai (disambiguation). ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ...

In the 1967 Six Day War the IEC stormed the Jordanian fortification the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. After the Israeli annexed the entire Old City, the IEC removed landmines planted in the city by the Jordanians. This was the first war in which Caterpillar D9 bulldozers were employed by the IEC. (Redirected from 1967 Six Day War) The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Six-Day War or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ... WALL is an Radio station on AM 1340. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds (the Holy); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city[1] of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006[2... Land Mine board near the end of a game This article is about the drinking game. ... The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Tractor Company. ... A Caterpillar D10N bulldozer at work A bulldozer is a very powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ...

After the war, the IEC helped to build a fortification line of defense along the Suez Canal and was awarded with Israel Prize for security. The Israeli Engineering Corps was the first corps to ever win such an award. Table of Fortification, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanā al-Suways, French: Le Canal de Suez), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km-long (101 miles) and, at its narrowest point, 300-m-wide (984 ft) maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr... The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

"Timsach" (crocodile) Gillois amphibious tank-carrier

In the 1973 Yom Kippur War the IEC battalions attached to Ariel Sharon's armored Brigade breached the Suez Canal and built bridges over it in "Operation Knights of Heart" while carrying tanks and paratroopers across the canal with Gillois amphibious tank-carriers. This effort enabled Sharon and Avraam Eden "Bern" armored divisions to pass the canal and surround the 3rd Egyptian Army, forcing it to surrender. The bridging of the canal is regarded by many as the turning point of the war in the southern front. On the northern front, an IEC Caterpillar D9 bulldozer was the first ever motorized vehicle to reach the peak of the Hermon. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1241x811, 157 KB) Description: EWK-Gillois bridgelayer (IDF designation Timsach) in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1241x811, 157 KB) Description: EWK-Gillois bridgelayer (IDF designation Timsach) in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... (Redirected from 1973 Yom Kippur War) The Yom Kippur War (also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the October War and Ramadan War), was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 22/24, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Egypt and Syria. ...   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... Ships moored at El Ballah during transit The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanā al-Suways, French: Le Canal de Suez), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km-long (101 miles) and, at its narrowest point, 300-m-wide (984 ft) maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (BÅ«r... The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Tractor Company. ... Mount Hermon (top of photo) supplies the bulk of the Jordan River water Mount Hermon (Arabic: Jabalu sh-Shaykh) is a mountain in the Anti-Lebanon range, on the border between Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. ...

In the Operation Peace for Galilee the IEC worked intensively to breach ways and open routes to Israeli forcing, including the disarming of many landmines and IEDs. They were also responsible for building fortifications and outposts. Combatants Israel Amal Hezbollah PLO Commanders Menachem Begin Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah Imad Mughniyah Yasser Arafat Strength 76,000 15,000 Casualties 675 9,800 The Lebanon War (Hebrew: , Milkhemet Levanon), also known as the Operation Peace of the Galilee (מבצע שלום הגליל, Mivtsa Shlom HaGalil in Hebrew), began June 6, 1982, when... Land Mine board near the end of a game This article is about the drinking game. ... IED is also an abbreviation for Intelligent Electronic Device IED is also an abbreviation for Intermittent explosive disorder A large cache of munitions found in Afghanistan in 2004. ...

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The October 2000 Lebanon abduction

On October 7, 2000 three Israeli combat engineering soldiers were kidnapped by Hezbollah from the Shebaa Farms, in the Golan Heights. It is also claimed by Lebanon although the UN disputes this. The soldiers, Beni Avraham, Adi Avitan and Omar Sawaed, suffered fatal injuries during their abduction. Their bodies were retrieved in 2004 at a prisoner swap deal with Hezbollah. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Combat engineers place satchel charges and detonating cord, preparatory to blowing up a railway bridge during the Korean War, 30 Jul 1950. ... Hezbollah[1] (Arabic: ‎ ,[2] meaning party of God) is a Shia Islamist militant organization based in Lebanon. ... Shebaa Farms is a disputed, agricultural area consisting of a dozen or more abandoned farms located southwest of Shebaa, a Lebanese village on the northwestern slopes of Mount Hermon, at the junction of Syria, Lebanon and Israel. ... Sites on the Golan in blue are Israeli settlement communities. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A series of accusations were made against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) by press and partisan web sites for having cooperated with the abduction. Those accusations stem from a video, whose existence was originally denied by U.N. officials, recorded by Indian peacekeepers one day after the abduction. The video, which the U.N. agreed to provide to Israeli officials in June 2001 with civilian faces blurred, showed abandoned vehicles with fake U.N. license plates and uniforms, and Hezbollah supporters intercepting U.N. efforts to retrieve the vehicles. A U.N. investigation also found no evidence to support accusations of peacekeepers involvement in the abduction. [1] Although the bereaved families met with Kofi Annan, they refused to accept the UN version. On September 2004, the bereaved families announced their intention to sue the UN, Hezbollah, Iran, Syria and Lebanon for their parts in the abduction. [2] UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon) was created in 1978 by the United Nations to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Hezbollah[1] (Arabic: ‎ ,[2] meaning party of God) is a Shia Islamist militant organization based in Lebanon. ...

The al-Aqsa Intifada

IDF D9R armored with anti ATGM protection

Armoured front loader

During the al-Aqsa Intifada which erupted in September 2000, the IEC were employed vastly. The EOD squad had to disarm many Palestinian IED explosive charges and booby traps. In many cases, the IEC also detonated explosive belts captured on Palestinian suicide bombers. The IEC also dynamited Palestinian houses, bomb labs and smuggling tunnels. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1360x1020, 364 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:MathKnight Israeli Engineering Corps Armored bulldozer ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1360x1020, 364 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:MathKnight Israeli Engineering Corps Armored bulldozer ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Tractor Company. ... An Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is a missile the primary purpose of which is to hit and destroy tanks. ... Image File history File links Armoured_front_loader. ... Image File history File links Armoured_front_loader. ... A front loader can be a Loader (equipment) - a form of tractor Washing machine - front loading type This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The wreckage of a commuter bus in Jerusalem after a suicide bombing on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... IED is also an abbreviation for Intelligent Electronic Device IED is also an abbreviation for Intermittent explosive disorder A large cache of munitions found in Afghanistan in 2004. ... This article is about an antipersonnel trap designed for use against humans. ... Explosive belt (technically, a vest) worn by a Palestinian bomber captured by Israeli police An explosive belt (also called suicide belt, suicide vest or shaheed belt) is a vest packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers. ... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ... Smuggling tunnels are secret tunnels, usually hidden underground, used for smuggling of goods, illegal weapons and people. ...

However, the IEC were most known for operating the armored IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozers, which are cited by many Israelis as a key factor in keeping IDF casualties low and successfully fighting terrorism. On the other side, for Palestinians, the bulldozers became a nightmare, as they bulldozed many Palestinian buildings and shrubbery, and were almost impervious to Palestinian attacks. The IEC bulldozers' operators unit received an honor of recommendation for its activity in Jenin during Operation Defensive Shield. The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Inc. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... Jenin (Arabic: , Hebrew: גנין), a city on the West Bank, is a major Palestinian agricultural center. ... Operation Defensive Shield (In Hebrew, מבצע חומת מגן) was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israeli Defence Forces in April 2002. ...

Bulldozers were also massively employed in Rafah to counter terrorist smuggling tunnels. Human Rights Watch published a report criticizing the extensive destruction of Palestinian houses in the southern Gaza strip, and said it was unlawful, claiming that Israel uses the Palestinian smuggling tunnels as a pretext to create a "buffer zone" along the Gaza-Egypt border. In Rafah, the IEC formed a special unit, designated for searching and destroying smuggling tunnels. They also received an honor of recommendation, for their conduct. Rafah (Arabic: رفح Hebrew: רפיח) is a town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border, and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border, on the Sinai Peninsula. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Smuggling tunnels are secret tunnels, usually hidden underground, used for smuggling of goods, illegal weapons and people. ... Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a United States-based international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. ... Smuggling tunnels are secret tunnels, usually hidden underground, used for smuggling of goods, illegal weapons and people. ... The Philadelphi Route (corridor / buffer zone) was an IDF code name for the strip of land along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. ... Rafah (Arabic: رفح Hebrew: רפיח) is a town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border, and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border, on the Sinai Peninsula. ... Special forces or (sometimes colloquially and incorrectly) special operations forces (general term) are military units formed and trained to conduct missions of unconventional warfare, counter-terrorism, reconnaissance, direct action, and foreign internal defense. ... Smuggling tunnels are secret tunnels, usually hidden underground, used for smuggling of goods, illegal weapons and people. ...

For further discussions see: al-Aqsa Intifada, Armored bulldozer, Operation Defensive Shield, Operation Rainbow, Jenin. The wreckage of a commuter bus in Jerusalem after a suicide bombing on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. ... An armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer used by the IDF. Armored bulldozers are a standard tool of combat engineering battalions, and the Israeli Defence Forces has gained notoriety for their use of armored bulldozers for urban warfare in the Al-Aqsa Intifada. ... Operation Defensive Shield (In Hebrew, מבצע חומת מגן) was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israeli Defence Forces in April 2002. ... Operation Rainbow (In Hebrew, מבצע קשת בענן) is a controversial military operation which began on May 18, 2004 in the Gaza Strip. ... Jenin (Arabic: , Hebrew: גנין), a city on the West Bank, is a major Palestinian agricultural center. ...

See also

• Combat engineering
• Military engineer
• Israeli Defence Forces
• Caterpillar D9
• Israel

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Additional Information
History of the Israel Defense Forces | Military equipment of Israel | Israel Defense Forces checkpoint | Israeli military prison
See Also
Israeli Security Forces | Mossad | Shabak | Police | Border Police | Intelligence Community | National Security Council