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| Carmeli Brigade | |
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| חטיבת כרמלי | |
 Insignia of Carmeli Brigade | |
| Active | 1948 - present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Branch |  Israeli Ground Forces |
| Type | Reserve |
| Role | Infantry Brigade |
| Part of | Northern Command |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Omri Rosencrantz |
| Inaugural commander | Moshe Carmel |
2nd "Carmeli" Brigade (Hebrew: חטיבת כרמלי, Hativat Carmeli, former 165th Brigade) is a reserve infantry brigade of the Israel Defense Forces, part of the Northern Command. Today the brigade consists of four battalions, including one reconnaissance battalion.
The brigade was formed on February 22, 1948, during the1948 Arab–Israeli War, when the Levanoni Brigade in theGalilee split into the 1stGolani Brigade and the 2nd Carmeli Brigade. In its early days, the brigade gained control over three battalions – the 21st, 22nd and 23rd – although, later during the war the 24th battalion was also established. It has since participated in all of Israel's major wars and nearly all major operations, including theSinai War,Six-Day War,War of Attrition,Yom Kippur War,Operation Litani, thefirst andsecond wars in Lebanon, theGaza war with its ramifications, and various operations during the Palestinianintifadas.[1][2]
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