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| Bislamach Brigade | |
|---|---|
| ביסלמ"ח | |
 Insignia of the School | |
| Active | 1974–present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Type | Training |
| Part of | Infantry Corps |
| Engagements | |
TheBislamach[a] (Hebrew:ביסלמ"ח) is theIsrael Defense Forces body responsible for the training of all Infantry Corps squad commanders and platoon sergeants.
Established in 1974 under the command ofYaakov Hasdai [he],[1] the school comprises three operative battalions (17th, 906th, and 450th), ordinarily used for training. During wars or emergencies, as was the case during theYom Kippur War, these serve as fully operational combat forces. Since 2006 these battalions form the 828th Brigade (formerly 772th Brigade), referred to as theBislamach Brigade (formerly calledBislach Brigade).
The school has three bases, all located in theNegev. In wartime the School formes the Infantry Brigade "Bislamach".
BeforeOperation Rainbow, during theAl-Aqsa Intifada, the brigade's soldiers participated in searching thePhiladelphi Route for the bodies of the soldiers from theSayeret Yahalom, who were killed during thearmoured personnel carrier disaster of May 11–12, 2004. They also took part in theGaza disengagement plan, following which they were the first to hold the border with theGaza Strip.
The 17th Battalion of the brigade was involved in combat in theBattle of Zikim, claiming to have killed four militants at Zikim Beach in a video posted to social media on 10 October 2023.[2]
The unit later saw action in the Bureij Camp in late December 2023.[3] At the start of March the unit replaced the 89th paratroopers brigade inKhan Younis.[4] In May of the same year, the unit saw action in North Gaza.[5]
On October 16, 2024, the brigade's 17th Battalion unexpectedly encounteredYahya Sinwar inRafah,[6] andkilled him in a shootout;[7] his identity was determined after the firefight via DNA matching and dental records.[8][9][10]
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