{"id":53822,"date":"2023-11-12T20:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T19:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=53822"},"modified":"2025-11-12T05:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:20:29","slug":"golani-brigade-the-famous-israeli-unit-that-has-eliminated-300-hamas-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/11\/12\/golani-brigade-the-famous-israeli-unit-that-has-eliminated-300-hamas-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Golani Brigade, the famous Israeli unit that has eliminated 300 Hamas terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Without a doubt, the most world-famous unit of the Israel Defense Forces is the Golani Brigade, founded in 1948.<\/p>\n

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The soldiers of the Golani Brigade have a brown beret as their distinctive garment<\/strong>, and their flag is yellow and green, evoking the place of its creation: Galilee. The unit's emblem shows a green olive tree on a yellow background.<\/strong> Its first soldiers were farmers and immigrants. The unit functions largely as a mechanized infantry brigade, using Namer infantry fighting vehicles (below these lines we can see one from its 13th Battalion).<\/p>\n

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Traditionally stationed in northern Istael, the Golani Brigade is closely tied to their country's own military history. It was the first Brigade of the Israeli Army<\/strong> (that is why its official name is 1st Golani Brigade) and its baptism of fire took place in the Israeli War of Independence (1947-1948)<\/strong> strong>, fighting against the Syrian Army. It was then that this infantry unit began to gain enormous prestige.<\/p>\n

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The Brigade also fought in the Six Day War (1967) and in the Yom Kippur War (1973)<\/strong>, being surprised by the attacking Arab forces precisely in the sector it defended: the Golan Heights . The unit also participated in the two wars in Lebanon and in the fight against Palestinian terrorism.<\/strong> In 2008 and 2009 it took part in Operation Cast Lead against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, a mission that it repeated in Operation Protective Edge in 2014.<\/p>\n

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Currently, the Golani Brigade is made up of three infantry battalions<\/strong> (the 12th Barak Battalion, the 13th Gideon Battalion and the 51st HaBokim HaRishon Battalion), a reconnaissance battalion (the 631st Gadsar Golani Battalion) and a transmission company (the Palhik Golani). The Gadsar Golani has an engineer company, an anti-tank company and a special reconnaissance unit. In addition, the training of a special operations unit, Sayeret Egoz or Unit 621<\/strong>, is carried out in its ranks, currently attached to the Oz Brigade.<\/p>\n

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During the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, this Brigade suffered significant casualties<\/strong>, after being attacked by surprise by Hamas terrorists who infiltrated dozens of points along the border barrier between Israel and Gaza: 72 soldiers from the 13th Gideon Battalion and the 51st HaBokim HaRishon Battalion were killed during the attack<\/strong> (their worst combat losses since 1951), and an unknown number were captured by Hamas. The The 13th Gideon Battalion took the worst part, with 41 dead and 91 wounded<\/a>, suffering more casualties than in the Yom Kippur War<\/strong>, when it had 23 dead.<\/p>\n

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Despite the damage suffered, the Golani Brigade has joined the Israeli counterattack against Hamas<\/strong> to avenge its dead and free Israeli citizens kidnapped by terrorists. The Golani Brigade has penetrated Gaza together with the 53rd Battalion of the 188th Armored Brigade<\/a>, participating in several combats against Palestinian terrorists and managing to destroy the infrastructure of the Sabra-Tel al-Battalion. Hawa, Hamas<\/strong>'s elite, including its tunnels, rocket launchers, weapons depots and observation posts.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, the Israeli media Ynet News<\/a> reported that the Golani Brigade has managed to kill 300 terrorists from the Sabra-Tel al-Hawa Battalion<\/strong>, putting them to flight. \"Most of the terrorists in the battalion withdrew or hid in a hospital<\/strong>,\"<\/em> said an Israel Defense Forces officer. One more feat to add to the history of one of the most decorated units of the Israel Defense Forces<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

+ UPDATED 13.11.2023 20:46h: Soldiers of the Golani Brigade take a photograph at the \"Legislative Assembly\" of Hamas in Gaza.<\/a> On the left we see the green and yellow flag of this Brigade.<\/p>\n

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Photos: Israel Defense Forces. Archival images of the Golani Brigade.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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