Israeli Combat Engineering Corps

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Israeli Combat Engineering Corps
Israeli Combat Engineering Corps insignia
Active	1947–today
Country	Israel
Allegiance	Israel Defense Forces
Branch	Israeli Ground Forces
Type	Combat Engineering
Role	Combat Engineering, EOD, counter-NBC
Part of	Maneuvering Corps GOC Army Headquarters
Nickname(s)	"Muhandesim", "Palasim", "Ksoofim"
Motto(s)	"Rishonim Tamid" ("Always First"), "Rishonim BaHazit" ("First in the Front"), "Lech Beyekvot Haksufim" ("Follow the Silver ones")
Colors	Silver berets
March	"Handasa Kravit Theme"
Mascot(s)	Panther
Engagements	All of Israel's wars, notable are: Sinai War Yom Kippur War (Operation Abirey Lev – breaching the Suez Canal) Second Intifada (Battle of Jenin), Second Lebanon War Operation Cast Lead Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Protective Edge Operation Swords of Iron
Decorations	Israel Defense Prize
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Ido Mizrahi
Notable commanders	Emmanuel Shachar, Elchanan Klein, Avishay Katz, Shimon Daniel, Moshe Sheli
Insignia
Emblem
Flag

The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps (Hebrew: חיל ההנדסה הקרבית, Heil HaHandasa HaKravit) is the combat engineering forces of the Israel Defense Forces.

The Combat Engineering Corps beret's color is silver and its symbol features a sword on a defensive tower with an explosion halo on the background. The Combat Engineering Corps mottos are "Always First" (ראשונים תמיד Rishonim Tamid) and the unofficial "The hard, we shall do today; the impossible, we shall do tomorrow".

Its roles include mobility assurance, road breaching, defense and fortifications, counter-mobility of enemy forces, construction and destruction under fire, sabotage, explosives, bomb disposal, counter-weapons of mass destruction (NBC) and special engineering missions.

In addition to Combat Engineering Corps sappers, each infantry brigade has an engineering company trained with basic engineering and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) skills (called פלח"הן). Combat Engineering Corps sappers and heavy equipment operators are often attached to other units (such as armored or infantry brigades) in order to help them breach through obstacles and handle explosive threats.