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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

Border Defense Force

File: An officer in the Border Defense Corps places a beret on a soldier's head, in an undated photo published by the military. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 30, 2022, 9:41 pm
IDF forms new co-ed light infantry battalion to guard West Bank security barrier
49th battalion, named Panther, will be part of Border Defense Corps, currently tasked with defending Jordan and Egypt frontiers
By Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers take part in a ceremony marking the creation of the new Faran Brigade in the Israel Defense Forces, which will defend the Egyptian-Israeli border, in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 28, 2018, 1:42 pm
In reshuffle, army forms new Faran Brigade to defend Israel-Egypt border
IDF closes the Sagi Regional Brigade, replacing it with a unit tasked with both training soldiers and deploying them along the border as part of streamlining effort
By Judah Ari Gross
Head of the IDF Armored Corps Brig. Gen. Guy Hasson, center, poses on a tank with the army's first female tank commanders, who graduated their course on June 28, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 28, 2018, 12:03 pm
IDF declares all-female tank crews trial a success
Army to appoint its first female tank commanders as gender integration pilot program comes to an end, following months of training and combat deployment
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane, IDF chief combat intelligence officer and head of the Border Defense Force. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 5, 2018, 1:36 pm
IDF general gets ‘severe reprimand’ for violating orders by hoarding equipment
Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane found guilty in disciplinary hearing of improperly amassing weapons; cleared of illicit dealings with contractors
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane, IDF chief combat intelligence officer and head of the Border Defense Force. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 15, 2018, 12:15 pm
IDF general accused of hoarding equipment faces disciplinary charges
Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane resigned last year amid suspicions he improperly amassed weapons, other military gear
By Judah Ari Gross
Israel's 13 first female tank operators, who completed their training on December 5, 2017, pose for a photograph at the Armored Corps' monument in Latrun, outside Jerusalem. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 5, 2017, 9:28 pm
Israel’s first female tank crews finish training, ready for deployment
Head of Armored Corps’ training praises 13 recruits for completing grueling training as part of contentious pilot program
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. A female tank instructor peeks out of her vehicle during an exercise on May 4, 2012. (Israel Defense Forces/Flickr)
November 27, 2017, 6:53 pm
Israel’s first female tank crews set for deployment as critics fire fresh volley
Pilot program, and women combat soldiers in general, meet stiff criticism, with dozens of reservist officers calling for an end to co-ed army service
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane, IDF chief combat intelligence officer and head of the Border Defense Force. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 6, 2017, 5:11 pm
IDF general accused of hoarding army equipment steps down
Chief of staff accepts resignation of Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane, who is believed to have improperly amassed weapons, other military gear
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane, IDF chief combat intelligence officer and head of the Border Defense Force. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 23, 2017, 11:21 pm
IDF suspends general suspected of hoarding army equipment
Military Police believe Brig. Gen. Mordechai Kahane amassed military, civilian gear over several years
By Judah Ari Gross
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