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Givati Brigade

Israeli soldiers are seen outside the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, southern Israel, July 30, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 4, 2026, 1:19 pm
IDF jails four additional soldiers over mass base walkout
Punishments, including removal from combat duty, come after 14 others were similarly sentenced; soldiers were protesting removal of infantry company’s decorative signs
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF soldiers seen leaving the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, southern Israel, July 30, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
July 31, 2026, 5:11 pm
14 Givati soldiers dismissed from combat duty, given 30-day sentence for leading desertion
About 100 soldiers had walked off base, left weapons in protest of commander; 80 or so who returned to be kept there this weekend, undergo training; two yet to be sentenced, one hasn’t returned
By Emanuel Fabian
Left to right: Troops of the Givati Brigade's Tzabar Battalion abandoned their base in southern Israel, July 30, 2026; weapons left behind by the troops; a sign belonging to troops that was smashed by their commander. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 30, 2026, 6:38 pm
100 soldiers stage mass walk-out at southern IDF base after row with their commander
Official says ‘Serious disciplinary incident’ unfolded after battalion commander destroyed decorative signs soldiers from Givati Battalion’s Tzabar Brigade had put up at Sde Teiman
By Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers from the IDF Tzabar Battalion in the Givati Brigade examine a Hezbollah tunnel they discovered in Al-Khiam, Lebanon, May 13, 2026 (Lazar Berman/ The Times of Israel)
May 14, 2026, 4:52 pm
Hezbollah drone threat is serious, but blown out of proportion, IDF tells ToI in Lebanon
In Khiam, southern Lebanon, Givati officers say UAV attacks prove that ‘the enemy are cowards,’ take ToI into Hezbollah tunnel found deep under children’s clothing charity
By Lazar Berman
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, March 23, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
March 23, 2026, 5:52 pm
Four wounded as Hezbollah pounds north with rockets, IDF strikes in Beirut
Victim hit in face by shrapnel as salvo reaches border town of Kiryat Shmona; IDF captures two Hezbollah fighters, blows up Litani River crossing; IRGC official targeted in Lebanese capital
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A police officer is seen in front of the Charles University in central Prague, on December 22, 2023. (Michal Cizek / AFP)
January 3, 2026, 1:14 pm
Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal complaint against IDF soldier in Czech Republic
Alleging the soldier took part in war crimes in Gaza, Belgium-based pro-Palestinian legal group says Czech authorities are obligated to act ‘under international and domestic law’
By ToI Staff
Cpt. (res.) Arnon Moshe Avraham Benveniste Vaspi (Courtesy)
August 10, 2025, 5:27 pm
Cpt. Arnon Benveniste, 26: Horse lover is 3rd generation of fallen soldiers
Killed battling Hamas in northern Gaza on November 20, 2023
By ToI Staff
Hamas operatives surrender to IDF troops of the Givati Brigade in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, August 2, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 2, 2025, 5:12 pm
IDF declares defeat of Hamas battalion in Beit Hanoun, as operatives shown surrendering
Hamas men seen surrendering to troops in northern Gaza; after deaths reported at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, GHF says ‘nothing’ happened near them
By Emanuel Fabian, AP and ToI Staff
IDF troops of the Givati Brigade stand over a tunnel shaft in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, July 30, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
July 31, 2025, 7:01 pm
In Beit Hanoun for 5th time, officers say Hamas battalion to be destroyed ‘within a week’
ToI joins Givati Brigade in northeast Gazan town, where terror operatives have remained holed up for nearly 2 years; inside tunnel, troops kill Hamas company commander
By Emanuel Fabian
The purple and white flag of the IDF's Givati brigade (L) and Israeli flags fly in the crowd at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival, July 19, 2025 (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
July 21, 2025, 4:29 pm
2 Israelis briefly held in Belgium after activists urge their arrest for ‘war crimes’
Civilian and soldier, who were attending Tomorrowland festival, released after questioning; Hind Rajab Foundation says they were responsible for Gaza ‘genocide’
By Nava Freiberg
Israeli flags fly in the crowd at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival, July 19, 2025 (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
July 20, 2025, 12:27 pm
Activists, citing ‘war crimes,’ urge Belgium to arrest Israelis at music festival
Hind Rajab Foundation claims to identify two people at Tomorrowland tied to ‘genocide’ in Gaza, shares photo of men waving flag of IDF’s Givati Brigade at concert
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Ori Gerby (Courtesy)
July 7, 2025, 10:10 pm
Staff Sgt. Ori Gerby, 20: Givati soldier and talented tennis player
Died on January 18, 2024, of wounds sustained while battling Hamas in Khan Younis a day earlier
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Erez Mishlovsky (IDF)
July 24, 2024, 10:42 pm
Staff Sgt. Erez Mishlovsky, 20: Quiet Givati soldier with a ‘huge heart’
Killed alongside 10 comrades when struck by an anti-tank guided missile in northern Gaza on October 31, 2023
By ToI Staff
Capt. Yedidya Asher Lev (IDF)
July 4, 2024, 10:25 pm
Cpt. Yedidya Lev, 26: Givati commander was oldest of 8 siblings
Killed battling Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip on November 14, 2023
By ToI Staff
Troops of the IDF's Givati Brigade operate in the Yabna camp of southern Gaza's Rafah, June 18, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
June 19, 2024, 1:38 pm
Daily Briefing June 19: Day 257 – Report from Rafah: How Hamas triggers booby-traps
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian describes his recent embed with the Givati Infantry Brigade in Gaza, speaks about Israel’s recently announced Lebanon war plan and arms sales
By ToI Staff
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