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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Duvdevan

Maj. Or Yossef Ran (IDF)
November 17, 2024, 9:58 pm
Maj. Or Ran, 29: Elite unit commander loved his motorcycles and jeeps
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7
By ToI Staff
Israeli forces take position near their vehicles during a raid at the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the West Bank on October 1, 2024. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
October 1, 2024, 2:28 pm
Four soldiers injured, one seriously, in Nablus firefight
3 other members of Duvdevan unit moderately hurt during battle, gunman killed ; terror operative slain amid series of raids across West Bank, 6 suspects arrested
By ToI Staff
David Roytman explains to volunteers of his Jerusalem Shield emergency team how to use the CornerShot system in Jerusalem on February 24, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
September 5, 2024, 3:21 am
In Jerusalem’s center, an elite emergency team prepares for an intense, lonely fight
One of 1,000 volunteer units set up after Oct. 7, Jerusalem Shield trains with expensive gear for extreme situations
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank in a photo cleared for publication on March 10, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 11, 2024, 11:22 pm
IDF: Soldiers kill would-be suicide bomber ‘en route’ to carry out attack in Israel
Commandos shoot Palestinian man in Zeita, close to West Bank security barrier; top security official quoted as saying ‘large terror attack in Tel Aviv was thwarted tonight’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers seen during a military raid at the Al-Amari refugee camp near Ramallah, in the West Bank, March 4, 2024. (Flash90)
March 8, 2024, 5:36 pm
Seven soldiers wounded by IED blast in West Bank town; troops launch manhunt
Soldiers reportedly chasing gunmen who attacked army post near Silat ad-Dhahr when they came under attack; Islamic Jihad operative killed in overnight raid
By Emanuel Fabian
Itai Bausi (right) with his mother Julie Bausi (Courtesy)
January 10, 2024, 5:16 am
US-born Israeli mother feels tortured not knowing her son’s last moments on Oct. 7
Kibbutznik and former New Yorker Julie Bausi is furious at the IDF and government after son Itai died without help at the Nova music festival; she now feels more Israeli than ever
By Jessica Steinberg
Staff Sgt. Alemnew Emanuel Feleke who died on December 6, 2023 after being injured in Gaza the day before. (IDF)
December 13, 2023, 11:03 pm
Staff Sgt. Emanuel Feleke, 21: Predicted he would die for homeland
Injured while fighting in Gaza on December 5 and died of his wounds December 6
By ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class Itai Bausi, 22, of the Duvdevan commando unit, was killed during the Supernova desert rave on October 7 (Courtesy)
October 25, 2023, 2:18 pm
Sgt. First Class Itai Bausi, 22: Fought terrorists with his bare hands
Off-duty soldier in elite Duvdevan unit killed at the Supernova music festival, October 7
By ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class Yosef Malachi Guedalia who was killed in Kfar Aza on October 8, 2023. (Courtesy)
October 12, 2023, 2:39 pm
Sgt. First Class Yosef Malachi Guedalia, 22: ‘A very gentle, sweet person’
Killed battling Hamas near Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7
By ToI Staff
Lt. Col. 'Daled,' the commanding officer of the elite Duvdevan unit. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 21, 2023, 11:44 am
Reservists urge Regev to oust ex-battalion head from torch-lighting ceremony role
Reservist paratroopers say Lt. Col. ‘Daled’, now head of elite Duvdevan unit, falsely claimed eye injury occurred during 2014 Gaza battle; IDF backs his version of events
By Michael Horovitz
Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade take part in a large-scale training exercise in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 18, 2022, 4:38 pm
2 IDF commandos injured as grenade explodes in apparent training accident
Blast wounds soldiers from elite Duvdevan Unit; last week, a deadly friendly-fire incident involved troops from another elite detachment
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits one of the soldiers hurt in the West Bank raid against a Hamas cell, at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center, September 27, 2021. (courtesy)
November 12, 2021, 12:14 pm
IDF: Troops were hit by friendly fire during uncoordinated chase near Jenin
Probe into September incident, in which two commandos from Duvdevan unit were seriously injured, finds they ran into a fleeing terror suspect’s yard without telling their comrades
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. Soldiers from the elite Duvdevan Unit in a training exercise. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 16, 2020, 12:17 am
IDF boots special forces officer who broke quarantine, lied about it
Company commander was meant to self-isolate, but instead went to Yom Kippur prayer services with his unit; at least 27 soldiers became infected
By Judah Ari Gross
Members of the IDF Commando Brigade present President Reuven Rivlin with a cake at a surprise birthday party on Monday. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
September 9, 2019, 10:51 pm
IDF commandos surprise Rivlin with 80th birthday celebration
President says he is thrilled to spend the day with ‘youngest and most daring brigade in the army’
An elite Duvdevan unit combat soldier convicted of accidentally killing First Sergeant Shachar Strug appears at the Jaffa military court, on April 4, 2018. (FLASH90)
February 25, 2019, 1:49 pm
IDF soldier who killed comrade gets early release
Military court frees Sgt. N. 5 months early, says his story will teach others danger of gun play
By ToI Staff
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