Dossier
elite unit
Coverage of elite unit in the Nexus archive.
- High Court rejects petition to recognize mistakenly slain hostage as fallen soldier
The High Court rejected a petition to recognize Alon Shamriz, a hostage mistakenly slain, as a fallen soldier. His family criticized the ruling as a 'spit in the face,' arguing he had received reserve orders for his elite unit on Oct. 7 when he was abducted.