Givati brigade

WATCH: IDF combat soldiers engage in violent brawl at northern base

The footage shows soldiers flinging chairs at one another, standing on tables, and hitting one another. Several soldiers attempted to separate those fighting. 

Israeli tank manoeuvres, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, November 6, 2025.
Hadar and Tzur Goldin (center) with their parents Simha and Leah.

Hadar Goldin’s brother to 'Post': Gaza war cannot end if hostages remain - interview

Activists gather outside Lt. Hadar Goldin's home, hoping for the return of his remains from Gazan terror captivity, Kfar Saba, Israel, November 8, 2025.

Why it took 11 years to return deceased hostage Hadar Goldin from Gaza? - explainer

Attorney Itay Ophir

Katz appoints former Defense Ministry legal advisor Itai Ophir as IDF's top attorney


Freed hostages reveal torture, fight for survival while under Gaza

“After the deal was signed, we thought they were being taken out of the tunnels to prepare for release,” he said.

Released Israeli hostage, Yosef-Chaim Ohana, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, kisses his mother after being released, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, Israel October 13, 2025.

Hamas shows savage desperation: Where’s the outcry over the hostage videos? - opinion

Hamas knows it is nearing the endgame. Every move now is aimed at swaying public opinion and political action.

A billboard in New York City’s Times Square displaying a video released last week by Hamas of one of its Israeli hostages, Evyatar David.

IDF intensified ops. fully dismantle Hamas's Beit Hanun Battalion in Gaza

Earlier this week, a significant number of terrorist from the Beit Hanun Battalion surrendered to IDF troops after emerging from a tunnel.

An IDF soldier operates in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip, August 7, 2025.

Reservist org. to provide legal aid to two IDF soldiers arrested at Belgium music festival

Two soldiers were arrested by Belgian authorities following a complaint filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation, an anti-Israel legal organization pursuing legal action against IDF soldiers.

Reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025.

Hind Rajab urges arrest, prosecution of two Givati fighters at Tomorrowland festival

In collaboration with the legal group GLAN, HRF submitted urgent legal complaints to the Belgian Federal Prosecutor.

 Flags being flown at the Tomorrowland festival in Belgium.

'A crucial crossroad': Zamir hints at Israeli proximity to hostage deal to Givati troops

"In the coming days, we will know whether or not we have an agreement. I want to say to you: if there is a deal and the hostages return, it will be thanks to your combat,” Zamir said.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir conducted a situational assessment in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

IDF's Givati Brigade troops locate, dismantle explosive site in Jabalya in northern Gaza

Following the IDF's identification on the ground, an IAF aircraft, directed by the brigade’s Fire Control Center, carried out a strike and dismantled the explosive site.

 IDF troops from the Givati Brigade operating in Jabalya.

Givati cmdr. from Rafah: We will not relent until victory is ours

"In the Givati Brigade, Memorial Day is not merely symbolic. It is deeply rooted in the heart of the brigade and hearts of the fighters and commanders."

 IDF soldier, Givati Brigade Commander, Colonel Liron Batito

WATCH: IDF drones find Hamas weapons in school, RPG in child's room in Gaza Strip

IDF drone footage also caught Hamas terrorists in the act of concealing improvised explosive devices near IDF soldiers conducting operations.

 Soldiers from the IDF's Nahal Brigade dismantle Hamas tunnels in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip, Janury 3 2025.

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.