Golani

Explosions from Gaza Strip heard in central Israel after IDF introduces new tactic

The IDF has introduced a new tactic involving old armored personnel carriers (APCs) loaded with tons of explosives and operated remotely.

 THE IDF operates in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on Sunday. Today, like the biblical Gideon, the IDF is fighting for the same cause – they are fighting evil, says the writer.
 Staff-Sergeant Yam Fried (L) and Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Urbach (R) who fell in Gaza, the military confirmed on May 9.

IDF releases names of two fallen soldiers killed in Rafah, Gaza, at least three others wounded

 An IDF soldier in Gaza's Morag Corridor, April 2025.

IDF abandons elite Yahalom Unit soldier in Gaza for over 40 minutes

 Palestinians mourn medics, who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue mission, after their bodies were recovered, according to the Red Crescent, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2025

IDF fires Golani commander, censures brigade chief over killing of 14 Gaza medics


IDF Golani Brigade returns to fighting in Gaza under 36th Division

Throughout the week, IDF forces operated in the Rafah area to locate and destroy the remaining terror infrastructure.

 The Golani Brigade has returned to fighting in the Gaza Strip under the command of the 36th Division

Edan Alexander's mom says Trump understands how to get hostage deal done

The Alexander family has resisted calling the part of the deal that would bring Edan, part of the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, home along with other captive soldiers as 'phase two.'

 Yael Alexander, mother of hostage Edan Alexander, at the address to the press at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Israel must reject territorial expansion after the war - opinion

Israel’s rehabilitation after the war requires us to reject this broader vision and prefer the norm prohibiting territorial conquest.

AN ISRAELI military vehicle crosses through the ceasefire line with Syria on the Golan Heights. One can understand the support for a permanent IDF presence in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and the Syrian Golan even if these areas are not ours, holding them is seen as vital to our security, says the writer

Halevi to Golani recruits: We are engaged on four fronts, we deployed to Syria last night

The 474 Brigade began operating on the border to provide additional security to residents of the Golan Heights and State of Israel as a whole.

 Israeli soldiers take a position in the Golan Heights, near the Israeli border with Syria, northern Israel, December 8, 2024.

Commander who brought killed Israeli civilian into Lebanon requests to step down

The incident is still under investigation, though it is suspected that the civilian was brought into Lebanon unlawfully.

 Israeli researcher Ze'ev Erlich seen in IDF uniform before entering into southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, November 20, 2024

IDF’s Kfir Brigade dismantles over 100 Hamas targets in multi-front Gaza ops.

Brigade Commander Col. Yaniv Barot described the ongoing operations as the most important task they’ll do in their lifetimes.

 IDF soldiers from the Kfir brgigade operate in the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2024.

IDF announces fallen soldier Sergeant Ori Nisanovich killed in southern Lebanon

His family has been notified of his death, the IDF said. He was promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant after his death.

21-year-old Ori Nisanovich, from Jerusalem, who served in the IDF's 13th Battalion in the Golani Brigade, was killed in southern Lebanon.

Six Golani soldiers fall in southern Lebanon, IDF announces

All six soldiers were from Golani's 51st Battalion.

 IDF announces the death of six Golani soldiers in southern Lebanon, November 13, 2024.

'The IDF should be bigger,' Halevi says during situational assessment in Western Galilee

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi called for a larger military on Wednesday, highlighting a haredi soldier's success story as he pushed for greater ultra-Orthodox integration into the forces.

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.

IDF Golani Brigade: Fighting terrorism from Gaza to Lebanon

The Golani are moving forward and dismantling Hezbollah as they dismantled Hamas in parts of northern Gaza. 

 IDF Golani Brigade in action (Illustrative).

Defense Ministry rebuilds destroyed dining hall of attacked Binyamina base

The Defense Ministry has fully rebuilt the cafeteria at the Golani training base that was struck by a Hezbollah drone last week.

 The aftermath of the Binyamina drone attack.