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


Yesh Atid MK: Haredi IDF service can only expand once haredim are out of government

According to Tur-Paz, most haredim believe that Torah study safeguards Israel to the same degree as military service, and are unwilling to join the IDF.

 MK Moshe Tur-Paz attend Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 16, 2024.

IDF releases names of two soldiers killed in southern Gaza tunnel

Both the soldiers fell in combat while fighting in southern Gaza. According to Israeli media reports, the two were killed while scanning a tunnel shaft that contained a hidden explosive within it. 

 Fallen soldiers Staff-Sergeant Nachman Meir Haim Vaknin (left), and Staff-Sergeant Noam Bittan (right)

IDF targets terror infrastructure in multi-brigade assault in Jabalya, Zeitun, Rafah Crossing areas

IDF launched multi-brigade operations in Gaza, targeting terror infrastructure. Air Force airstrikes and ground forces engaged with Hamas terrorists and neutralized terror infrastructure.

 IDF soldier during an operation in Gaza. Uploaded on 13/5/2024

Weapons seized in al-Amal, Givati Brigade sweeps in terrorist arrests

IDF operations in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Brigade 98 fights eliminated a terror cell and arrested several terrorists, destroyed more terror infrastructure and found weapon caches.

 Israeli soldiers operate near Shifa Hospital, in Gaza, March 29, 2024

Patriot missile intercepts drone over Safed; Hamas fires on IDF in Shifa emergency room

IDF shoots down Hezbollah drone, engages in Gaza operations, and initiates aid fund for soldiers' families amid escalating tensions.

 Grad rockets used by Hezbollah

IDF foils Gaza terror bombing as Israel presses forward in Khan Yunis

IDF soldiers continue to operate in northern and central Gaza.

 IDF soldiers in central Gaza, March 12, 2024.

IDF: Terrorists hiding among evacuating Gazans identified and apprehended

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit has announced several developments, including identifying terrorists sheltering among Gazan evacuees, finding weapons caches, and destroying rocket launchers.

 IDF forces operating in the Gaza Strip, February 25 2024.

IDF eliminates terror squads in Gaza City with airstrikes

During the raid on the Zeitun neighborhood, the troops killed many terrorists with airstrikes as well as in-the-field encounters.

 IDF troops operate in Gaza. February 24, 2024.

Son of Filipino immigrants among 21 fallen IDF soldiers on Monday

Garin supported his family and was recognized by Southern Command for his outstanding abilities when he was in Givati.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Cydrick Garin.

WATCH: IDF troops engage terrorists in Khan Yunis, find weapons in family homes

Troops from the Golani Brigade recovered weapons and ammunition from within a civilian building, reportedly including dozens of shoulder-fired missiles and grenades.

 Troops of the IDF's Givati Brigade engage terrorist in Khan Yunis. January 2, 2024.