Multidimensional Unit (IDF)

Unit 888 “Refaim”
Unit 888 “Refaim”
	Unit 888 Insignia
Active	2019–present
Country	Israel
Allegiance	Israel Defense Forces
Branch	Israeli Ground Forces
Type	Sayeret ; Special Forces
Role	Special reconnaissanceCommando Special Operations Direct Action
Part of	99th Paratrooper Division (He); Maneuvering corps; GOC Army Headquarters
Nickname(s)	Refaim, Ghosts, unit 888, Multidimensional unit
Motto(s)	״וְלֹא יָדַע כִּי רְפָאִים שָׁם״ משלי ט יח

Unit 888 “Refaim” (Hebrew: יחידת רפאים) is an elite special forces unit in the Israeli Defense Force. The unit was established in 2019 by Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kokhavi, for battle on the battlefield of the future. The unit operates in all battle arenas to detect, attack and destroy the enemy in all theaters of operation and in all domains, ^[1]combining the capabilities of infantry, engineering, anti-tank warfare, air and Intelligence all into one Special Operations Force.

Units 888s operators go through physical, mental and overall characteristics selection before starting training. Training consists of learning the art of combat while enduring an extremely physical and mental challenge of 14–16 months which not all participants make it through. The operators that successfully complete testing continue their service participating in classified operations of multiple types, training and preparing for the next mission or war.

In February 2020, the order of foundation of the unit was approved, and a symbol was discovered – a Sword, built into the number eight, with arrows nested in different directions.^[2]