Paratroopers Brigade

Palestinian terrorist shot dead by IDF paratroopers during operations in West Bank camp

Three Palestinians were reportedly injured during the IDF's operation in al-Fara, according to the Palestinian Authority-run WAFA news outlet.

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Israeli security forces operate after settlers torched the Al-Hajj Hamida Mosque in the West Bank, November 13, 2025
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On This Day: Israel, Jordan sign 1994 peace treaty, ending forty-six years of war

Following Egypt in 1979, Jordan was the second Arab country in the Middle East to sign a peace treaty with Israel.

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IDF responds to terror attack in West Bank, September 28, 2025.

St.-Sgt. Inbar Avraham Kav killed in IDF operation at Jit junction laid to rest

Kav, a soldier in the 890th Paratroopers Battalion, fell during an operation at Jit Junction in the northern West Bank.

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IDF soldiers pay respects to loved ones who fell in battle at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025

IDF soldier suffering from self-inflicted gunshot succumbs to his wounds

The soldier was named as Corporal Dan Mandel Philipson, 18, from Norway. He was a combat soldier in training in the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade. 

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Paratroopers chief gets censure, but no major penalty regarding complaints

Brig.-Gen. Gal Shuhami probed the complaints and found that all of them were either untrue or within the normal spectrum of errors.

DECEMBER 23, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli soldiers from the 646 Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade operating in Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza, during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, January 2, 2023.

External officer to investigate allegations against Paratroopers cmdr., IDF says

The allegations include unethical behavior and giving commands that put IDF soldiers in danger.

DECEMBER 19, 2024ByAMIR BOHBOT
Israeli soldiers from the 646 Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade operating in Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza, during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, January 2, 2023.