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Golani Brigade
Yuval Krausz
October 6, 2019, 12:05 pm
Yuval Krausz
Syrian artillery shells fell around them. They kept walking.
It was the Yom Kippur War, in the heat of battle, and as those bearded men in black came toward me I no longer felt fear
A Hezbollah poster and rocket launchers are seen in a mock Lebanese village as part of an IDF training program in September 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 26, 2019, 7:23 pm
With mock Lebanese village and VR goggles, IDF primes to fight Hezbollah
Military holds week-long training session aimed at preparing senior commanders for battles in Lebanon
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, center-right, meets with senior officers from the Northern Command amid concerns of potential Iranian missile strike against northern Israel on May 9, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 16, 2019, 2:53 pm
Officer who lost an eye in storied 2006 war battle to lead Golani Brigade
Col. Barak Hiram, who received commendation for bravery for role in Second Lebanon War, to head infantry unit; military also names new air base commanders, other senior positions
By Judah Ari Gross
This photo released by the IDF shows a collection on weapons, including rifles, RPG launchers, grenades, bold cutters and knives carried by four Gazans who tried to cross the border into Israel, August 10, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 10, 2019, 12:59 pm
IDF says large-scale terror attack thwarted as troops prevent Gaza infiltration
4 Gazans with AK-47s, RPGs, hand grenades and hunting knives killed when one throws grenade at soldiers during attempt to scale barrier; Hamas says they ‘acted independently’
By TOI staff
Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, center, awards a certificate of appreciation to Yisrael and Orit Klausner, whose son, Ohad, was killed on July 26, 2006, in the Second Lebanon War, during a ceremony in May 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 8, 2019, 3:07 pm
13 years on, soldier earns posthumous honor for saving comrades in 2006 battle
Northern command presents award to parents of Staff Sgt. Ohad Klausner, who was killed in Second Lebanon War’s Battle of Bint Jbeil
By Judah Ari Gross
Alex Sasaki (Courtesy)
March 28, 2019, 2:37 am
Social media campaign urges public to attend funeral of American lone soldier
Alex Sasaki from California to be buried Thursday at 11 a.m. on Mount Herzl; comrades from Golani Brigade unable to attend due to tense security situation
By TOI staff
Israeli soldiers visit the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery on the eve of Memorial Day, in Tel Aviv, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 5, 2019, 5:14 pm
Crowdfunding campaign launched for former lone soldier to be buried in Israel
Aaron Joseph Hill, 30, who served in the Golani Brigade for 2.5 years, was killed Sunday in a Colorado snowboarding accident
By Marcy Oster
Israeli troops in newly created Gates of Fire Battalion simulate war with Hezbollah terrorist group in northern Israel in December 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 1, 2019, 8:49 pm
New IDF battalion to act as first line of defense against Hezbollah invasion
Military forms new reservist unit to counter Iran-backed group’s plans to conquer Galilee region in future war
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: IDF soldiers conduct a raid in the West Bank village of Yatta, near Hebron, on September 17, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 23, 2018, 11:36 pm
Clashes break out as IDF forces raid Palestinian wedding in Hebron
Troops find rifle and ammunition that Israel says were intended to be used in a West Bank attack
By TOI staff
Israeli troops take part in an exercise on the Golan Heights in August 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 13, 2018, 6:45 am
Preparing for fight against Hezbollah, army tries out combat reshuffle
Recognizing unique threats posed by terror groups, IDF drills for reorganization that would dissolve established units into unified fighting force; anti-drone laser also tested
By Judah Ari Gross
Former IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi in 2014 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 27, 2018, 9:34 pm
Ex-IDF chief, Golani vets back Druze ‘brothers’ amid fury over nation-state law
Letter from alumni of top infantry brigade comes after similar missive from former members of Paratroopers Brigade supporting ‘struggle for full equality’
By Alexander Fulbright
Alex Singer, Michael Levin, Max Steinberg, three fallen IDF lone soldiers, who were commemorated at a ceremony in Jerusalem on April 17, 2018. (courtesy)
April 18, 2018, 6:34 pm
Fallen lone soldiers mourned as tiny Goliaths, true Zionists, talented artists
The mothers of two American-born IDF soldiers remember their sons, along with comrade of a third, at an English-language Memorial Day ceremony
By Judah Ari Gross
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Trump Tower, August 15, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
August 17, 2017, 1:33 pm
Rally around controversy
Trump’s statements about who is to blame for the violence in Charlottesville rile up the Hebrew-language media, and the condemnations spill over to Netanyahu
By Adiv Sterman
Family and friends attend the funeral of Lt. David Golovensitz at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on July 5, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 5, 2017, 7:14 pm
IDF officer killed in Hebron accident remembered as ‘hero, beautiful boy’
Lt. David Golovensitz was shot in accidental discharge during drill; IDF freezes all training and launches probe into incident
By TOI staff
2nd Lt. David Golovenchik (Courtesy IDF)
July 5, 2017, 1:13 am
IDF officer killed in Hebron by soldier’s accidental gun discharge
2nd Lt. David Golovenchik was drilling his platoon on a potential attack; soldiers apparently did not properly discharge weapons prior to exercise
By TOI staff
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