Gadsar Tzanchanim

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Gadsar Tzanchanim (Hebrew: יחס"ר צנחנים‎, "Airborne Special Forces Battalion") is an Israeli Defense Force unit under the direct command of the headquarters of the 35th (Paratrooper) Brigade, from which it is drawn. It is an expansion of the earlier Sayeret Tzanchanim, an elite commando unit.

It is made of three specialised Plugot ("Special Forces companies"), one each of reconnaissance, anti-tank warfare, and combat engineering.