A video clip, which spread on social media today, Friday, conveyed scenes of overwhelming joy that overwhelmed soldiers Elite Golani Brigade of the Israeli occupation army, as soon as they were informed by the leadership of the decision to withdraw them from the Gaza Strip and return them to Israel.
The scenes showed dozens of occupation soldiers gathering in a large hall, expressing their joy at leaving the Gaza Strip with songs and chants the moment they received the news of their withdrawal from the battlefield.
The Walla news website and Channel 12 said, “After about two months in Gaza and the fall of 44 fighters, Golani Brigade fighters left the Gaza Strip to catch their breath and visit their families for a few days.”
Channel 12 added, “After 9 days of difficult confrontation in the Shujaiya neighborhood (east of Gaza City), during which their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Greenberg, and 8 other officers and fighters were killed, Golani Brigade fighters left Gaza.”
The channel indicated that “the soldiers are awaiting orders to return to the Gaza Strip to resume fighting.”
Dozens of Golani soldiers were killed in an operation.Al-Aqsa floodWhich I launched Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades On October 7, 2023, others also fell in ground battles in the Gaza Strip, with expectations that losses among the Golani ranks would increase if the battles continued for a long time.
On December 13, Israeli media revealed an ambush carried out by fighters of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, on soldiers from the Golani Brigade in the Shujaiya neighborhood, which led to the killing and wounding of a large number of officers and soldiers.
The Israeli army allowed the publication of the names of 9 officers and soldiers from the Golani Brigade who were killed in the ambush, and 4 others were seriously injured.
Hebrew media described that battle in Shujaiya as a “dangerous incident that lasted for more than two hours.”
On December 17, former Golani Brigade commander Moshe Kaplinsky revealed that since October 7, the brigade has lost a quarter of its forces killed or wounded, as 82 officers and soldiers were killed during the aggression on Gaza.
Golani Brigade
The Israeli Infantry Brigade “Golani” was founded on February 22, 1948, by the first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, and its establishment came after the division of the Levanoni Brigade, which was fighting on the Lebanese border, into two brigades: the first is the Golani Brigade and the second is the Carmeli Brigade. The brigade was stationed in the valleys and hills of Galilee, and included Haganah soldiers, settlement residents, and recruits from all over Israel.
The Golani Brigade is affiliated with the 36th Division of the army, and is linked to the Northern Command. It is the first and only brigade that has continued its work since the founding of the Israeli army. The brigade is divided into 4 battalions: “Habokim Harashon,” “Barak,” “Gideon,” and “Reconnaissance.” .
“Golani” participated in the 1948 Nakba, and committed massacres there. He also participated in all the military wars launched by Israel against the Arab countries and the Palestinians. He also participated in all the wars launched by the army against Gaza, the last of which was the “Iron Swords” war in 2023, from which he withdrew. The brigade was defeated after 60 days of fighting, during which it suffered heavy losses.
Source : Al Jazeera + Israeli press + social media sites
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