Givati brigade

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

Sources familiar with the details warned that the way the incidents are handled could lead to a broader crisis involving yeshiva student units in the IDF.

A Namer APC shows off its abilities traversing steep terrain
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

Israeli soldiers are seen outside the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, southern Israel, July 30, 2026.

Givati soldiers who led mass walkout at Sde Teiman base given jail time, dismissed from combat

Israeli soldiers are seen outside the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, southern Israel, July 30, 2026.

IDF to begin combat processing program for Givati soldiers following mass walkout from Sde Teiman


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.

IDF eliminates terror squads in Gaza City with airstrikes

During the raid on the Zeitun neighborhood, the troops killed many terrorists with airstrikes as well as in-the-field encounters.

 IDF troops operate in Gaza. February 24, 2024.

Son of Filipino immigrants among 21 fallen IDF soldiers on Monday

Garin supported his family and was recognized by Southern Command for his outstanding abilities when he was in Givati.

Sgt. First Class (res.) Cydrick Garin.

WATCH: IDF troops engage terrorists in Khan Yunis, find weapons in family homes

Troops from the Golani Brigade recovered weapons and ammunition from within a civilian building, reportedly including dozens of shoulder-fired missiles and grenades.

 Troops of the IDF's Givati Brigade engage terrorist in Khan Yunis. January 2, 2024.

IDF names two more fallen soldiers in Gaza battles, five wounded

The IDF announced the deaths of Staff-Sergeant-Major Constantine Sushko and Captain Harel Ittah.

 (L-R)  Capt. Harel Ittah, St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Constantine Sushko

Over 500 Israeli soldiers killed since October 7 massacre, IDF says

In addition to the 501 soldiers, 57 officers and policemen of the Israel Police were also killed in the battles to contain and defend the settlements, along with about ten soldiers of Shin Bet.

 IDF soldiers in Gaza work to complete their mission.

Three Givati soldiers fall in battle in Gaza

The three announced Wednesday were Lt. Yaron Eliezer Chitiz, 23, from Ra'anana; Staff-Sgt. Itay Buton, 20, from Petah Tikva; and Staff-Sgt. Efraim Yachman, 21, from Neve Daniel.

 (L-R) Staff-Sgt. Itay Buton, 20, Lt. Yaron Eliezer Chitiz, 23, and Staff-Sgt. Efraim Yachman, 21, who all fell in battle in Gaza on December 26, 2023.

IDF paratroopers raid Hamas military intelligence headquarters

Soldiers in the IDF's Givati Brigade the same day raided the headquarters of Hamas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

 The ground activity of IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip