| Alexandroni Brigade | |
|---|---|
| חטיבת אלכסנדרוני | |
 Brigade insignia | |
| Active | 1948–present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israeli Ground Forces |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Type | Reserves |
| Size | 5 battalions |
| Part of | 91st Division,Northern Command |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Moshe Passal |
The3rd "Alexandroni" Brigade (Hebrew:חטיבת אלכסנדרוני,Hativat Aleksandroni) is anIsrael Defense Forces brigade which has fought in many of Israel's wars.[1]
3rd Infantry Brigade "Alexandroni" (Reserve)During the1948 Arab–Israeli War, around 40–200Palestinian Arab villagers fromTantura were killed in a massacre perpetrated by the Alexandroni Brigade, which at the time was one of six field forces of theHaganah.[2] The massacre, which took place on the night of 22–23 May 1948, occurred following the surrender of Tantura, a village of roughly 1,500 people in 1945 located nearHaifa. The bodies of the victims were buried in mass graves, one of which was later covered and a carpark constructed above it.[3][4]
In 1998, an Israeli researcher Teddy Katz interviewed and taped Israeli and Palestinian witnesses to events at Tantura in 1948 and wrote a master's thesis atHaifa University claiming that Israeli units committed a massacre of Palestinians at Tantura. The veterans of the brigade sued Katz forlibel. Katz was forced to retract his conclusion and to apologize.[5]
In 2023, an Israeli documentary was published on the Tantura massacre, which interviewed and filmed Katz, as well as several veterans, who agreed to talk about the events.[6] The movie was harshly criticized by the historianBenny Morris, who characterized the documentary as "basically fraudulent".[7]
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