As the tensions between Jews and Arabs in the Palestinian Territories increased, these companies started to make arrests and conveyance of Palestinians, contrary to their original designations. As a result, following the onset of the Second Intifada, "Sayfan" and "Sirpad" were disbanded due to the lack of operational necessity (many of their missions were taken up by the Ofer and Ktzi'ot prisons, and the Israel Border Police), while "Sahlav" continued working until December 2005. The "Sahlav" company was the first IDF unit to provide combat training for female soldiers, long before the Caracal Battalion and similar units were founded.