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


Lapid, Kohavi back IDF commanders over Hebron soldiers sentencing

Tzabar Battalion commander hit with a wave of threats following the sentencing of Givati soldiers over Hebron incident.

 Soldiers confront left-wing activists in Hebron, November 25, 2022.

Ben-Gvir: Chief of Staff should 'think twice' about punishing Givati soldier

A Givati Brigade soldier has been sentenced to 10 days in prison for his role in the attack of left-wing activists in Hebron.

 Israeli soldiers stand guard during a Palestinian protest near the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh,east of Nablus, in the West Bank, November 25, 2022.

Father of soldier suspended for Hebron brutality calls son 'hero'

The IDF soldier's father lamented that more focus wasn't being put on the fact that soldiers were being disrupted.

 Israeli troops detain a man during a Palestinian protest over the killing of Palestinian gunmen in an Israeli raid on Wednesday, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 29, 2022

Female officer barred from hosting IDF ceremony at Western Wall

A Western Wall Heritage Foundation representative asked that an education officer in the Givati Brigade not host a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday due to her gender, and she was replaced.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett participates in graduating ceremony for IDF officers.

IDF commander's creative solution to lower COVID numbers: Don't get tested

The battalion commander ordered the commanders under him to decrease the number of tests conducted as much as possible.

Israeli army Technicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a IDF lab in central Israel on July 15, 2020. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90

Attempted shooting, stabbing, explosive terror attack thwarted in Hebron

The Palestinian man was reportedly caught with improvised explosives, a Carlo submachine gun and a knife as he approached soldiers at the checkpoint.

Palestinian youth clash with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, May 14, 2021

IDF trainees forced to stand outside in underwear as punishment

The Brigade commander is investigating the incident and the commander responsible has been suspended from his position.

Dozens of soldiers from the elite Givati Brigade hiked alongside their SIU comrades in an unforgettable masa kumta, December 3, 2020.

IDF's elite Givati Brigade soldiers march alongside disabled comrades

The IDF is renowned for being one of the only armies in the world which incorporates young people with special needs into its ranks.

Dozens of soldiers from the elite Givati Brigade hiked alongside their SIU comrades in an unforgettable masa kumta, December 3, 2020.

Brawl breaks out at IDF training base, 21 injured

According to one of the witnesses, one of those involved even went so far as to load his weapon.

Bedouin soldiers in the IDF

IDF soldier indicted for stealing Palestinian car at fake checkpoint

The soldier, dressed in uniform and carrying his weapon, took the car while falsely claiming that he had stopped them at an IDF checkpoint.

An Israeli solider looks at ID of a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus January 10, 2018