The Israel Border Police, known in Hebrew as Magav, is the gendarmerie and border security branch of the Israel Police. It is not part of the military, although it carries out duties beyond ordinary policing and is staffed through the national military recruitment system, and it is a popular choice among Druze, Circassian, Arab Christian and Bedouin recruits. Founded in 1949 as the Frontier Corps, a gendarmerie under the Israel Defense Forces securing rural areas and borders, it was gradually transferred to police command. It fought alongside the Israel Defense Forces in the 1967 Six-Day War, afterwards policed the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and took a large part in security activity during both intifadas. The counter-terror unit Yamam was established within it in 1974, and the National Guard of Israel was attached to it in 2023. Its strength is believed to be about 6,000 soldiers and officers.
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While its main task is securing Israel's borders
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is the gendarmerie and border security branch of the Israel Police
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The Border Police was founded in 1949 as the Frontier Corps
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The number of Border Guards is believed to be about 6,000 soldiers and officers.
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While its main task is securing Israel's borders
Fought In: Six-Day War, History, 1967
During the 1967 Six-Day War, the Border Police fought alongside the IDF.
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