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How Israel’s Unit for Soldiers With Autism Helped the IDF Demolish Hezbollah’s Leadership

Unit 9900 employs Israelis whose neurodivergence makes them particularly talented in monitoring and analyzing satellite images.

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People check the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at Beirut's southern suburbs, September 29, 2024. AP/Hassan Ammar
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Israel Defense Force’s Unit 9900 is a specialized military team that is being credited with playing a key role in dismantling Hezbollah’s leadership by extracting intelligence clues while sifting through years and years of satellite data.

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NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Ms. Zhukovsky studied economics and government at Dartmouth College.

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