The unit is also involved in recruiting operatives via personal referrals, from among Hamas operatives who have sworn a Bayaoa (oath) to God, Islam and Hamas. When an operative proposes a friend for recruitment, they together approach the person responsible for the region (as reported, Al-Shimali has five regions). The person responsible for the region fills out a recruitment form that includes the recruit's Hamas alias (ism haraki), personal number, education, when he joined Hamas, any morality issues there may have been, previous military know-how, etc.