Nahal Brigade

IDF to establish new 'detection and strike' infantry battalions within Golani, Nahal brigades

The two units will specialize in drone operations, robotics, surveillance and imagery systems, advanced weaponry, and precision-guided munitions.

Golani Brigade troops conduct targeted activity in southern Lebanon. Image released April 6, 2026.
The military funeral of Hadar Goldin.

IDF reveals 10 km Rafah tunnel where Hamas held Hadar Goldin's remains, one year after his return

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar holds the child of an Al-Qassam Brigades fighter, who was killed in the recent fighting with Israel, with a Kalashnikov rifle in his hand during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021.

IDF releases Sinwar letter encouraging Oct. 7 terrorists to plan broadcast of massacre footage

ADITAL ZU ARETZ:  “I live in two worlds: the world of pain and the world of joy.’

The colors she lives by: How one mother is keeping her son's memory alive after October 7


IDF announces fallen soldier Dvir Zion Revah, killed in Gaza Strip

Maj. Revah, 28, from Jerusalem, served in the 932nd Battalion in the Nahal Brigade.

 Major Dvir Zion Revah

WATCH: IDF drones find Hamas weapons in school, RPG in child's room in Gaza Strip

IDF drone footage also caught Hamas terrorists in the act of concealing improvised explosive devices near IDF soldiers conducting operations.

 Soldiers from the IDF's Nahal Brigade dismantle Hamas tunnels in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip, Janury 3 2025.

IDF announces fallen soldier St.-Sgt. Yuval Shoham, killed in northern Gaza Strip

In an additional incident, a soldier from the 931st Battalion, Nahal Brigade, was critically wounded during combat.

IDF announces fallen soldier Staff-Sergeant Yuval Shoham, December 29, 2024

IDF's Nahal Brigade concludes in Rafah, begins Beit Hanoun operations

Before the operations began, the Israeli air force and IDF artillery units reportedly struck terror targets in the area, including a terrorist meeting point.

 The IDF begins operations in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza on September 28, 2024.

Halevi to troops in Rafah: We are dismantling Hamas, its infrastructure to prevent another Oct. 7

"Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip are coming back to life. Residents are returning, and as they do, our responsibility grows even greater—not less."

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi in Rafah, Gaza, Wednesday December 18, 2024.

Police, soldiers among nine arrested for allegedly kidnapping, assaulting Palestinian

According to the allegations, in August, the suspects violently attacked and later abducted a Palestinian.

 Israeli soldiers stand while stationed outside a Palestinian shop in Huwara, Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 26, 2022.

Evacuation under fire: IDF uncovers southern Lebanon Hezbollah operation

During these confrontations, soldiers raided a Hezbollah compound based on intelligence and indications of terrorist activity in the area.

 Nahal Brigade soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, November 7, 2024.

IDF announces death of Staff-Sergeant Amit Friedman, 19

Staff Sergeant Amit Friedman, 19, from Or Yehuda, was killed in Gaza. His funeral will include two flag displays honoring his memory.

 IDF announces St.-Sgt. Amit Friedman fell in combat in the Gaza Strip, August 28, 2024.

IDF kills 20 Hamas terrorists in Rafah, destroys rocket launchers aimed at Israel

Israel Air Force fighter jets struck targets in the area from which the projectiles were launched into the Nirim area on Friday.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, August 18, 2024.

Hundreds in Israel mourn American lone soldier Jordan Cooper who died after allergic reaction

At his funeral Tuesday night, held after the Jewish mourning day of Tisha B’Av, his father thanked the gathered for answering the family’s call.

 Jordan Cooper grew up in Pennsylvani and moved to Israel in 2018.