Unit 101

Unit 101 was an Israeli special operations unit founded and led by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. It has drawn much criticism due to deaths of innocent civilians, in particular the Qibya operation, which left almost 50 civilians dead. It was disbanded in late 1955. However, its decisive style of action developed in its later attacks against heavily-guarded military objectives became one of the fundamental cornerstones in the development of the Israel Defence Forces.

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Israel - Ariel Sharon - Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion - Qibya operation - 1955 - Israel Defence Forces

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