Golani brigade

Forum Dvorah demands clear support for women in combat as IDF gender debate escalates

On Sunday, dozens of Golani Brigade soldiers and officers walked out of a large conference hall to protest female soldiers singing at the ceremony.

Women will soon be able to serve in the Israeli Air Force's elite  669 Search and Rescue Unit as well as the Yahalom combat engineering unit.
The IDF 13th Golani Battalion together with the 7th Armored Brigade seen withdrawing their positions in Gaza, back into Israel October 10, 2025.

IDF Golani soldier injured in southern Gaza in second 'operational accident' in 24 hours

(L-R)  civilian archaeologist Ze’ev 'Jabo' Hanoch Erlich and IDF soldier Gur Kehati.

IDF closes criminal probe into deaths of IDF Sgt., civilian in Lebanon attack

Golani Brigade troops along the Yellow Line area in eastern Rafah.

IDF destroys Hamas equipment, dismantles infrastructure along Gaza’s Yellow Line in eastern Rafah


Suspects arrested after old guns stolen from Golani Museum

Police are requesting the extension of the arrest of the six suspected robbers.

 Robbers steal deactivated guns from Golani Museum

From combat to coding: Soldier's reps aim to enlist veterans to hi-tech

The Golani Association aims to bring more veterans into the world of high-tech with a new track.

 Aviel Cohen

Why did the Golani Brigade commander burn a platoon's flags and symbols?

One former staff sargeant said he recognized his strap and several of the flags in the pictures, adding that he believed the incident was disrespectful to past generations and fallen soldiers.

Golani soldiers during their swearing in ceremony at the Western Wall.

Golani officer to be blocked from promotion, combat duty after review

Lt. Guy Eliahu was the subject of a 'Haaretz' exposé which accused him of violating orders and of cover-ups by his superior officers.

IDF soldiers of the Golani Brigade train for scenarios involving enemies similar to Hezbollah.

Amit Ben Yigal's killer indicted for intentionally causing death

As the indictment was being read to the defendant, Bakar broke down in tears, shouting: "I didn't kill anyone on purpose. It's not true."

First Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal

Father of fallen IDF soldier: I have nothing, he was my whole world

Sergeant First Class Amit Ben Yigal was killed Tuesday morning after a large rock struck his head during an arrest raid in the West Bank

First Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal

IDF commander on Gaza riots: They're teens, no interest in harming them

13th Battalion Commander Lieutenant-Colonel Avi Marciano just concluded four months securing the Gaza border fence, and speaks of his insights and unusual experiences.

IDF troops in action near the Gaza Strip

Leaping into D-Day: A paratrooper's tale

Honoring the heroic paratroopers of World War II – with a commemorative 75th-anniversary jump.

‘DRAG EM Oot’: The writer and brother-in-law Jason Gibbs ready to board the C-47 on June 5.

Nine Golani soldiers incarcerated for refusing orders while on Gaza front

The Golani Brigade was mobilized to the border with the Gaza Strip last week during heightened tensions.

Israeli soldiers wait in position near the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, during a protest on the Gaza side, as seen from the Israeli side March 30, 2019

Former IDF combat officer gives testimony to U.N. Human Rights Council

Ravid Elfassi, who served in the Golani brigade's reconnaissance unit, spoke less than a day before UNHCR adopted report accusing Israel of war crimes.

Ravid Elfassi at the UN Human Rights Council