Givati brigade

'Post' embeds with IDF in Bint Jbail as IDF races to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure within weeks

IDF races to destroy terror infrastructure as Trump 'orders' Netanyahu, US pushes for withdrawal • No signs of immediate withdrawal • 'Post' stands in stadium where Nasrallah made May 2000 speech

Bint Jbail stadium, southern Lebanon, July 15, 2026.
Members of the Lebanese army secure the area near the site of an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 23, 2025

IDF ready for anything in case Lebanese military fails at peacekeeping, Givati chiefs tell 'Post'

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

IDF holds redesigned Arrowhead agility competition for combat soldiers, special units

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

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


Givati cmdr. from Rafah: We will not relent until victory is ours

"In the Givati Brigade, Memorial Day is not merely symbolic. It is deeply rooted in the heart of the brigade and hearts of the fighters and commanders."

 IDF soldier, Givati Brigade Commander, Colonel Liron Batito

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.

Tragedy in Gaza: Three Givati Brigade soldiers killed by anti-tank fire in northern Gaza

Twelve additional soldiers were wounded in the same incident.

 IDF announces death of three soldiers in Gaza, December 9, 2024.

Two IDF Givati Brigade soldiers fall in combat in northern Gaza

In the same incident, an additional soldier from the Shaked Battalion was severely wounded.

 IDF Staff-Sergeants Itay Parizat and Yair Hananya.

IDF announces names of four soldiers who fell in combat in Gaza Strip

In addition to the four IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Gaza, the IDF stated that an additional five were wounded.

 The IDF announced the names of four soldiers killed in the southern Gaza Strip. September 18, 2024 (illustration).

The M320: IDF to phase in new double-action independent grenade launcher

The first unit to receive the M320 will be the Givati Brigade, which is responsible for a lot of the fighting in the Gaza strip.

 M320 grenade launcher

WATCH: IDF kills 100 Hamas terrorists, destroys terror tunnels in extended Rafah operations

While operating in Rafah, the IDF eliminated numerous terrorists, confiscated weaponry, and found a tunnel shaft.

 IDF operates in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, August 13, 2024.

How does the IDF dismantle Hamas strongholds in Rafah?

The IDF Southern Command is writing a new combat doctrine, which, for the first time ever, combines combat above and below ground at the same time.

 IDF soldiers operating in Rafah, June 20, 2024.

'We all understand there's no other choice': Nahal, Givati Brigade fighters discuss Rafah operation

"The greatest satisfaction I've felt so far was during the last operation to rescue captives, where we played a significant role in the shelling and providing cover," recalled Major Adar.

 IDF soldiers operating in Rafah, June 20, 2024.

Sgt. Yair Roitman succumbs to wounds from Monday Rafah incident - IDF

Roitman was promoted from the rank of corporal to the rank of sergeant after his death.

 Yair Roitman, 19