Gaza Division

Soldiers of the Gaza Division's Desert Reconnaissance Battalion during a military exercise

The Israel Defense Forces Gaza Division (Territorial), is subordinate to the Southern Regional Command. Its area of operation is the Gaza Strip and the area surrounding it. The division's commander is Brigadier-General Mickey Edelstein, who replaced Yossi Bachar on November 4, 2012.^[1]

The Gaza Division had been entrusted with the safety and security of Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip after the Six-Day War in times of peace and armed conflict. In August 2005, the division, along with the rest of the IDF, officially ended its presence in the Gaza Strip as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan when Jewish settlements were dismantled. However, the Gaza Division has repeatedly entered the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks from Palestinian militant groups based in Gaza.

Units

Northern Gaza Territorial Brigade ("Gefen")
Southern Gaza Territorial Brigade ("Katif")
- 585th Bedouin Desert Reconnaissance Battalion
Gaza Division Signal Battalion
"Abirey ha-Plada"/"Knights of Steel" Heavy Engineer Company

References

↑ "Mickey Edelstein appointed Gaza Division Commander" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

Israel Defense Forces

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Arms	Sea Corps (Navy) Air Force Ground Forces (GOC Army)

Commands	Northern Central Southern Home Front

Directorates	General Staff Operations Intelligence Planning Manpower Technological and Logistics Computer Service Depth Corps

Attachés	Financial advisor Women's Affairs advisor Military Advocate General Court of Appeals Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories

Corps

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Infantry brigades	Paratroopers Golani Nahal Givati Kfir

Combat support and rear-front	Ordnance Medical Intelligence C4I Education Adjutant Logistics Military Police Rabbinate General

Divisions

Regular	36th Armored 162nd Armored

Territorial	80th (Negev) 91st Infantry (Galilee) Judea and Samaria 143rd Gaza Sinai

Reserve	98th Paratroopers 319th Armored 366th Armored

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Gaza Division

Units

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References