Get to know the Golani Brigade, an elite Israeli force whose 8 members were killed in an ambush in Shujaiya
EIGHT IDF SOLDIERS KILLED - Israeli media, Kann News, reported that 8 Israeli soldiers or the so-called IDF lost their lives in an ambush, most of the soldiers who died were officers.
Get to know the Golani Brigade, an elite Israeli unit whose 8 members were killed in an ambush in Shujaiya
- The name of the Golani Brigade emerged widely on Wednesday, after it was announced that 8 officers and soldiers of the brigade were killed in an ambush in the Shujaiya area, east of Gaza City.
The Israeli military admitted that it was the day Israel experienced its worst losses throughout the war which had lasted for 68 years. What is the profile of this elite Golani Brigade force?
The brigade was founded on February 22, 1948, even before the founding of the State of Israel, and participated in many battles, including battles around Lake Tiberias, according to the Israeli army website.
This was the first brigade to join the Israeli army, so it also bears the name “1st Brigade”. It belongs to the infantry and is considered one of the elite forces in the army.
The soldiers of this brigade are seen as the elite of the army, as some of its units, especially the "Egoz", undergo rigorous training and rigorous tests related to setting up ambushes, reconnaissance and camouflage strategies, and require high levels of physical and strength in terms of capabilities. combat.
This brigade includes thousands of soldiers in its ranks
The brigade has a green olive tree emblem on a yellow background. It has a flag consisting of two green and yellow triangles, and its soldiers wear special brown hats.
The Golani Brigade's forces were initially stationed in the valleys and hills of the Lower Galilee, hence its name, and its headquarters were in a camp located between Akko and Nahariya.
The brigade's members come from Zionist gangs that existed before the founding of Israel, residents of settlements in combat zones, and recruits from other areas.
Former Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, one of the alumni
It is noted that a large number of political and military leaders in Israel served in the brigade.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon served in Golani, where he was appointed after the 1948 war, as a company commander in the brigade.
Prominent Israeli politician and former minister Gideon Sa'ar also served in the brigade's ranks.
The chief of staff, driver, Gabi Ashkenazi, served there, who was a member of the brigade in the 1982 Lebanon War and fought including the battles of Shaqif Castle, Nabatieh and Jabal Barouk.
The brigade was commanded between 1997 and 1998 by former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot.
The group was previously led by a Druze Arab, Colonel Ghassan Alian, between 2013-2014, and he was wounded in fighting in Shujaiya, east of Gaza City, in 2014.
-Batalion Barracks
-Gideon Battalion
-Egoz Special Unit (Guerrilla and Urban Warfare Unit)
-Reconnaissance battalion
-Special Communications Battalion
-Combat Engineer Battalion
-Orev anti-tank battalion
-Brigade battle
These forces participated in most of the major battles in Israel's history, while fighting against forces in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq, as the Israeli army says. -In the tripartite aggression against Egypt in 1956, Egypt occupied the Rafah area, opening the door for Israeli troops to enter the Sinai Peninsula.
-Operation Alpha: The brigade participated in Operation Alpha between 1965 and 1967, to demonstrate Israel's political and military superiority in the Middle East, and in response to attacks by Palestinian guerrillas.
-His most prominent battle was Tal Al-Fakhar with the Syrian army in 1967 on the outskirts of the Golan Heights.
- This force also led Operation Defensive Shield, in which the Israeli army invaded the West Bank in 2022, especially the raid on the Jenin camp, where heavy fighting took place during that era.
- In the 2006 war, he took part in fighting against Hezbollah fighters in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon.
Al-Shujaiya between 2014-2023
In recent years, the Golani Brigade has fought in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. In the 2014 war, the brigade fought fiercely with Hamas fighters, and Hamas fighters even injured the brigade's own commander at the time, Ghassan Alian.
Later, Alyan admitted that the Shujaiya battle was the toughest battle he fought in the brigade.
After the outbreak of the current war on October 7, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said that the brigade's soldiers had returned to Shujaiya.
A brigade commander, Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg, vowed what he said was “closing accounts with Shujaiya,” as appears in a video circulating about him, but he was killed along with 7 of his soldiers and officers in a nearby neighborhood, east of the city. Gaza.
Accusation of Committing a Crime
Accusations of crimes against Palestinians and Arabs have haunted the brigade's soldiers for decades.
For example, the Haaretz newspaper revealed that the brigade's soldiers committed crimes against Palestinians in a refugee camp near Nablus in the northern West Bank in 2018, but the army leaders covered up the crimes they had committed.
Mengenal Brigade Golani, Pasukan Elite Israel yang 8 Anggotanya Tewas dalam Penyergapan di Shujaiya
DELAPAN TENTARA IDF TEWAS- Media Israel, Kann News, melaporkan 8 tentara Israel atau yang disebut dengan IDF rontok dalam satu peyergapan, kebanyakan tentara yang tewas itu adalah perwira.
Mengenal Brigade Golani, Satuan Elite Israel yang 8 Anggotanya Tewas dalam Penyergapan di Shujaiya
- Nama Brigade Golani muncul secara luas pada hari Rabu, setelah diumumkan bahwa 8 perwira dan tentara brigade tersebut tewas dalam penyergapan di daerah Shujaiya, sebelah timur Kota Gaza.
Militer Israel mengaku, itu adalah hari di mana Israel merasakan kerugian terburuk sepanjang perang yang telah berlangsung selama 68 tahun hari. Seperti apa profil dari pasukan elite Brigade Golani ini?
Brigade ini didirikan pada tanggal 22 Februari 1948, bahkan sebelum berdirinya Negara Israel, dan berpartisipasi dalam banyak pertempuran, termasuk pertempuran di sekitar Danau Tiberias, menurut situs web tentara Israel.
Ini adalah brigade pertama yang bergabung dengan tentara Israel, sehingga juga menyandang nama “Brigade 1”. Itu milik infanteri dan dianggap sebagai salah satu kekuatan elit di angkatan darat.
Para prajurit brigade ini dipandang sebagai elite tentara, karena beberapa unitnya, terutama "Egoz", menjalani pelatihan yang keras dan ujian yang ketat terkait dengan pengaturan penyergapan, strategi pengintaian dan kamuflase, serta memerlukan fisik dan kekuatan yang tinggi dalam hal kemampuan tempur.
Brigade ini mencakup ribuan tentara di barisannya
Brigade ini memiliki lambang pohon zaitun berwarna hijau dengan latar belakang kuning. Ia memiliki bendera yang terdiri dari dua segitiga hijau dan kuning, dan para prajuritnya memakai topi coklat khusus.
Pasukan Brigade Golani awalnya ditempatkan di lembah dan perbukitan di Galilea Bawah, sesuai dengan namanya, dan markas besarnya berada di kamp yang terletak antara Akko dan Nahariya. Anggota brigade tersebut berasal dari geng Zionis yang sudah ada sebelum berdirinya Israel, penduduk pemukiman di zona pertempuran, dan rekrutan dari daerah lain.
Mantan Perdana Menteri Israel, Ariel Sharon Salah Satu Alumninya
Tercatat bahwa sejumlah besar pemimpin politik dan militer di Israel bertugas di brigade tersebut.
Mantan Perdana Menteri Israel, Ariel Sharon pernah bertugas di Golani, di mana ia diangkat setelah perang tahun 1948, sebagai komandan kompi di brigade tersebut. Politisi terkemuka Israel dan mantan menteri Gideon Sa'ar juga bertugas di barisan brigade tersebut.
Kepala staf, pengemudi, Gabi Ashkenazi, bertugas di sana, yang merupakan anggota brigade pada Perang Lebanon 1982 dan bertempur termasuk pertempuran Kastil Shaqif, Nabatieh, dan Jabal Barouk.
Brigade ini dikomandoi antara tahun 1997 dan 1998 oleh mantan Kepala Staf Gadi Eisenkot.
Kelompok ini sebelumnya dipimpin oleh seorang Arab Druze, Kolonel Ghassan Alian, antara tahun 2013-2014, dan dia terluka dalam pertempuran di Shujaiya, sebelah timur Kota Gaza, pada tahun 2014.
-Batalyon Barak
-Batalion Gideon
-Unit Khusus Egoz (Unit Gerilya dan Perang Perkotaan)
-Batalyon pengintai
-Batalyon Komunikasi Khusus
-Batalyon Insinyur Tempur
-Batalyon anti-tank Orev
-Pertempuran brigade
Pasukan ini berpartisipasi dalam sebagian besar pertempuran besar dalam sejarah Israel, saat berperang melawan pasukan di Lebanon, Suriah, Yordania dan Irak, seperti yang dikatakan tentara Israel.
-Dalam agresi tripartit terhadap Mesir pada tahun 1956, Mesir menduduki wilayah Rafah, membuka pintu bagi pasukan Israel untuk memasuki Semenanjung Sinai.
-Operasi Alpha: Brigade ini berpartisipasi dalam Operasi Alpha antara tahun 1965 dan 1967, untuk menunjukkan superioritas politik dan militer Israel di Timur Tengah, dan sebagai tanggapan terhadap serangan gerilyawan Palestina.
-Pertempurannya yang paling menonjol adalah Tal Al-Fakhar dengan tentara Suriah pada tahun 1967 di pinggiran Dataran Tinggi Golan.
- Pasukan ini juga pernah memimpin Operasi Perisai Pertahanan, di mana tentara Israel menyerbu Tepi Barat pada tahun 2022, terutama penyerbuan kamp Jenin, tempat terjadi pertempuran sengit pada era tersebut.
- Pada perang tahun 2006, ia ikut serta dalam pertempuran melawan pejuang Hizbullah di Bint Jbeil, Lebanon selatan. Al-Shujaiya antara tahun 2014-2023
Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, Brigade Golani bertempur di lingkungan Shujaiya, sebelah timur Kota Gaza. Pada perang tahun 2014, brigade tersebut bertempur sengit dengan para pejuang Hamas, dan pejuang Hamas bahkan melukai komandan brigade tersebut sendiri saat itu, Ghassan Alian.
Belakangan, Alyan mengakui bahwa pertempuran Shujaiya merupakan pertempuran terberat yang ia jalani di brigade tersebut. Setelah pecahnya perang saat ini pada tanggal 7 Oktober, Menteri Pertahanan Israel Yoav Galant mengatakan bahwa tentara brigade tersebut telah kembali ke Shujaiya.
Seorang komandan brigade, Letnan Kolonel Tomer Greenberg, bersumpah atas apa yang dia katakan sebagai “menutup akun dengan Shujaiya,” seperti yang muncul dalam video yang beredar tentang dia, tetapi dia terbunuh bersama dengan 7 tentara dan perwiranya di lingkungan sekitar, sebelah timur dari Kota Gaza.
Tuduhan Melakukan Kejahatan
Tuduhan kejahatan terhadap warga Palestina dan Arab telah menghantui tentara brigade tersebut selama beberapa dekade. Misalnya, surat kabar Haaretz mengungkapkan bahwa tentara brigade tersebut melakukan kejahatan terhadap warga Palestina di kamp pengungsi dekat Nablus di Tepi Barat bagian utara pada tahun 2018, namun para pemimpin tentara tersebut menutupi kejahatan yang telah mereka perbuat.