| 512th Paran Brigade | |
|---|---|
| חטיבת פארן | |
 | |
| Active | 28 November 2018 – Present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Border Security |
| Part of | 80th Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Ketziot, Israel |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Shemer Raviv |
The512th "Paran" Brigade is an Israeli regular infantry regional brigade that is subordinated to the80th Division and traditionally associated with theSouthern Command. The Paran Brigade was established through a reconfiguration of the Sagi Brigade.[1]
The brigade headquarters are at Ketziot.[citation needed]
| Name | Duration | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Yitzhak Ben Bashat | 28th November 2018 - 18th August 2020 | Founder of the Brigade and its first commander. Was killed in theGaza war.[2][3] |
| Elad Shushan | 18th August 2020 - 2nd January 2022 | |
| Ido Sa'ad | 2nd January 2022 - 29th July 2023 | Dismissed due to an attack on the Egyption border.[4] |
| Shemer Raviv | 29th July 2023 | Current brigade commander |
The Paran Brigade incorporates and consolidates in a single formation the mixed (male and female)Caracal, theLions of Jordan, theCheetah, andBardalas battalions,[5] already serving within the80th Division.
The Paran Brigade is unique to the rest of the IDF divisions as a regional and regular brigade.
The mission of the Paran Brigade is twofold: border surveillance and defense, and internal training of the troops assigned.[1] The protection of the Israeli-Egyptian border is from Eliat to Holot Halutza withEgypt’sSinai,[5] and, according to Andrea Spada, particularly the area extending from the Nitsana border.[6]
The soldiers in the brigade will have the speckled, yellow, green and brown berets of the Border Defense Force and wear red boots and a newly designed tag on their shoulders.[5]
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