Metzada Unit (Hebrew: יחידת מצדה) is the Israel Prison Service (IPS) tactical unit tasked with detection and arrest of escaped prisoners, hostage rescue, special operations, support operation for other IPS units during raids at correctional facilities, tactical prison riot, and VIP protection. The Metzada Unit is one of five hostage rescue units in Israel. The unit operates during complex occurrences that take place within the correctional facilities all over the country. The unit is nationwide and it's directly subordinate to the IPS chief of operations.