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Also known as Plugot Maḥatz, Peluggot maḥaẓ‏, Pelugot maḥats‏, Palmaḥ‏

The Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , Plugot Maḥatz, "Strike Phalanges/Companies") was the elite combined strike forces and sayeret unit of the Haganah, the main paramilitary organization of the Yishuv (pre-1948 Jewish community in Palestine) during the period of the British Mandate. The Palmach was established in May 1941. By the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it consisted of over 2,000 men and women in three fighting brigades and auxiliary aerial, naval and intelligence units. With the creation of Israel's army, the three Palmach Brigades were disbanded. This and political reasons com

Key facts

Military unit.role: Aerial reconnaissanceAerial warfareAmphibious warfareAnti-tank warfareArtillery observerBomb disposalClandestine operationClose air supportClose-quarters combatCombined armsCounterintelligenceCovert operationDesert warfareDirect actionFire supportForce protectionHUMINTIndirect fireInternal securityIrregular warfareLong-range penetrationManeuver warfareMilitary engineeringMilitary intelligenceMountain warfareNaval boardingParachutingPatrollingRaidingReconnaissanceSIGINTSpecial operationsSpecial reconnaissanceTrackingUnderwater demolitionUrban warfare
Military unit.dates: 1941–1948
Military unit.command_structure: 15px Haganah
Military unit.motto: "Always at your command""לפקודה תמיד אנחנו"
Military unit.notable_commanders: Yitzhak Sadeh, Yigal Allon, Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan
Military unit.unit_name: Palmach
Military unit.image: Palmach.svgclass=skin-invert
Military unit.image_size: 200px
Military unit.caption: Symbol of the Palmach
Military unit.country