Givati brigade

WATCH: IDF finds Hezbollah weapons cache stored in Bint Jbail hospital, kills dozens of terrorists

The town holds a symbolic position within Hezbollah's organization as it was the location where the then-secretary general Hassan Nasrallah described Israel as weaker than a spider web.

Hezbollah weapons seized by the IDF's Givati Brigade after raiding a Bint Jbail hospital used by Hezbollah terrorists, published April 12, 2026.
 (ILLUSTRATIVE) IDF troops from the Givati Brigade operating in Jabalya.

IDF captures Hezbollah terrorists during Lebanon raids, destroys Radwan Force infrastructure

IDF soldiers injured in southern Lebanon evacuated to Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, March 5, 2026.

IDF officer, soldier wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank fire in southern Lebanon

Policeman Uri Mektaev, 18, killed at his home, February 22, 2026.

Border Police officer killed by accidental IDF gunfire, investigation underway


How does the IDF dismantle Hamas strongholds in Rafah?

The IDF Southern Command is writing a new combat doctrine, which, for the first time ever, combines combat above and below ground at the same time.

 IDF soldiers operating in Rafah, June 20, 2024.

'We all understand there's no other choice': Nahal, Givati Brigade fighters discuss Rafah operation

"The greatest satisfaction I've felt so far was during the last operation to rescue captives, where we played a significant role in the shelling and providing cover," recalled Major Adar.

 IDF soldiers operating in Rafah, June 20, 2024.

Sgt. Yair Roitman succumbs to wounds from Monday Rafah incident - IDF

Roitman was promoted from the rank of corporal to the rank of sergeant after his death.

 Yair Roitman, 19

Yesh Atid MK: Haredi IDF service can only expand once haredim are out of government

According to Tur-Paz, most haredim believe that Torah study safeguards Israel to the same degree as military service, and are unwilling to join the IDF.

 MK Moshe Tur-Paz attend Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 16, 2024.

IDF releases names of two soldiers killed in southern Gaza tunnel

Both the soldiers fell in combat while fighting in southern Gaza. According to Israeli media reports, the two were killed while scanning a tunnel shaft that contained a hidden explosive within it. 

 Fallen soldiers Staff-Sergeant Nachman Meir Haim Vaknin (left), and Staff-Sergeant Noam Bittan (right)

IDF targets terror infrastructure in multi-brigade assault in Jabalya, Zeitun, Rafah Crossing areas

IDF launched multi-brigade operations in Gaza, targeting terror infrastructure. Air Force airstrikes and ground forces engaged with Hamas terrorists and neutralized terror infrastructure.

 IDF soldier during an operation in Gaza. Uploaded on 13/5/2024

Weapons seized in al-Amal, Givati Brigade sweeps in terrorist arrests

IDF operations in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Brigade 98 fights eliminated a terror cell and arrested several terrorists, destroyed more terror infrastructure and found weapon caches.

 Israeli soldiers operate near Shifa Hospital, in Gaza, March 29, 2024

Patriot missile intercepts drone over Safed; Hamas fires on IDF in Shifa emergency room

IDF shoots down Hezbollah drone, engages in Gaza operations, and initiates aid fund for soldiers' families amid escalating tensions.

 Grad rockets used by Hezbollah

IDF foils Gaza terror bombing as Israel presses forward in Khan Yunis

IDF soldiers continue to operate in northern and central Gaza.

 IDF soldiers in central Gaza, March 12, 2024.

IDF: Terrorists hiding among evacuating Gazans identified and apprehended

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit has announced several developments, including identifying terrorists sheltering among Gazan evacuees, finding weapons caches, and destroying rocket launchers.

 IDF forces operating in the Gaza Strip, February 25 2024.