Givati brigade

Smotrich backs Givati soldiers jailed after refusing APC with female paramedic

“I support the Givati soldiers who insisted on their right and duty to serve in the IDF while preserving their values and faith and while adhering to the Joint Service Order,” Smotrich said.

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends the Religious Zionism party primaries ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.
FEMALE IDF field intelligence collection soldiers S, D, and V in the Syrian buffer zone.

At least seven IDF soldiers sent to military prison for refusing to board APC with female medic

A Namer APC shows off its abilities traversing steep terrain

Tensions rise in Givati unit after religious soldiers refuse mission involving female medic

FEMALE IDF field intelligence collection soldiers S, D, and V in the Syrian buffer zone.

IDF to discipline religious Givati soldiers who refused to board vehicle with female paramedic


Tragedy in Gaza: Three Givati Brigade soldiers killed by anti-tank fire in northern Gaza

Twelve additional soldiers were wounded in the same incident.

 IDF announces death of three soldiers in Gaza, December 9, 2024.

Two IDF Givati Brigade soldiers fall in combat in northern Gaza

In the same incident, an additional soldier from the Shaked Battalion was severely wounded.

 IDF Staff-Sergeants Itay Parizat and Yair Hananya.

IDF announces names of four soldiers who fell in combat in Gaza Strip

In addition to the four IDF soldiers killed while fighting in southern Gaza, the IDF stated that an additional five were wounded.

 The IDF announced the names of four soldiers killed in the southern Gaza Strip. September 18, 2024 (illustration).

The M320: IDF to phase in new double-action independent grenade launcher

The first unit to receive the M320 will be the Givati Brigade, which is responsible for a lot of the fighting in the Gaza strip.

 M320 grenade launcher

WATCH: IDF kills 100 Hamas terrorists, destroys terror tunnels in extended Rafah operations

While operating in Rafah, the IDF eliminated numerous terrorists, confiscated weaponry, and found a tunnel shaft.

 IDF operates in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, August 13, 2024.

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)