Givati brigade

Chief Rabbi urges IDF, Katz to reverse punishment of religious soldiers in female medic dispute

He wrote that Jewish tradition had established principles for the conduct of a Jewish army, citing the biblical phrase, “Your camp shall be holy.”

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IDF soldiers participate in the Arrowhead agility competition on July 8, 2026.

Only clear rules, command chain, can let IDF avoid internal conflict due to religion - editorial

Dozens of protesters seen demonstrating at the entrance to Jerusalem on August 31, 2026 over the decision to send Givati soldiers to prison.

Traffic disrupted in Jerusalem as protesters oppose Givati soldiers’ imprisonment

Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends RZP's primaries event ahead of the upcoming elections, in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.

Smotrich backs Givati soldiers jailed after refusing APC with female paramedic


Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.

Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh named as fourth soldier killed in southern Lebanon tank incident

Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, and St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, also of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade, were killed in the same incident.

Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben-Simhon, 32, St.- Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, St.-Sgt. Liav Kababia, 20, St.-Sgt. Nave Habshoosh, 20.

Five soldiers killed, 13 injured within two days, hours of Lebanon ceasefire announcement

Four soldiers, including Klein and Ben-Shimon, were killed after an object struck their tank. Sgt. First Class Nir Ben-Ari is believed to be the only soldier killed in Hezbollah's overnight attacks.

Staff sgt. Yoav Klein, 21 and Sgt. first class Nir Ben Ari, 21

Five IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Lebanon, military announces

The military revealed that one of the soldiers was Lieutenant-Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, aged 32, from Beit HaShita, the commander of the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade.

Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, from Beit Hashita, commander of the 52nd Battalion, 'Iron Footsteps' (401) formation, fell in battle in southern Lebanon, aged 32 when he fell

How many more generations will fight the same war in Lebanon? - opinion

My 20-year-old self would have been incredulous to learn that, almost four decades later, I am in the same place, with the same mission statement, in Lebanon.

IDF troops operating in the Wadi Saluki area of southern Lebanon.

IDF soldier killed, seven others wounded by IED explosion in southern Lebanon

Chief Sergeant First Class (res.) Alexander Filin, aged 29, from Haifa was a combat soldier in the IDF's 36th Division.

IDF Chief Sergeant First Class (res.) Alexander Filin, 29 , from Haifa was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the military announced on June 18, 2026.

Five IDF soldiers wounded in Hezbollah drone strike in Lebanon

Five IDF soldiers were wounded, including one seriously, after an explosive Hezbollah drone struck southern Lebanon, the IDF said.

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 13, 2026; illustrative.

From Litani to Beaufort: Givati Brigade commander shares his experience in Lebanon

“Before I am a brigade commander, I am a soldier," Shamaka said. "And I remember the feelings of a soldier at moments like these."

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

Capt. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester killed in combat, several others wounded, in southern Lebanon

During the incident in which he was killed, two officers and one soldier were severely wounded, one soldier was moderately wounded, and two officers and one soldier were lightly wounded.

Captain Doctor Ori Yosef Silvester, 30 years old from Tel Aviv, killed in southern Lebanon, June 1, 2026.

Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident that killed Tyukin.

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin.