 Later "Nagmachon"s were fitted with a distinctive raised superstructure, sometimes referred to as a 'doghouse'.The raised superstructure and increased mine protection have made the "Nagmachon" an ideal platform for counter-insurgency and urban operations, seeing much use in the al-Aqsa Intifada within the disputed territories and southern Lebanon in 2006.It is often used as an engineering vehicle and a carrier for sappers, although its main role has been to carry infantry.