'The big event': 179th Brigade ready for combat in Lebanon, commander says
IDF's 179th Brigade trained 'for the big event' in Lebanon, says Col. Itzik Alfasi, as soldiers prepare for another round of combat following Gaza operations.
An Israeli Merkava tank is deployed as smoke billows on the hills in the northern region of Kiryat Shmona near the border with Lebanon on October 30, 2023.(photo credit: FADEL SENNA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES/JTA)ByAVI ASHKENAZI
