| 1st "Golani" Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Golani Tree, the Brigade's symbol"My Golani" | |
| Active | 1948–present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Branch |  Israeli Ground Forces |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 5 battalions |
| Part of | 36th Division,Northern Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Shraga |
| Motto | "The No. 1 Brigade" |
| Colors | Brown beret, yellow and green flag |
| March | "Golani Sheli" ("My Golani") |
| Mascot | Olive Tree |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Yair Palai |
The1st "Golani" Brigade (Hebrew:חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי,Hativat Golani) is an Israeli militaryinfantrybrigade. It is subordinated to the36th Division and traditionally associated with theNorthern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigades of the regularIsrael Defense Forces (IDF), the others being theParatroopers Brigade, theNahal Brigade, theGivati Brigade and theKfir Brigade. Its symbol is a green olive tree against a yellow background, with its soldiers wearing a brownberet. It is one of the most highly decorated infantry units in the IDF. The brigade consists of five battalions, including two which it kept from its inception (12th and 13th), one transferred from theGivati Brigade (51st).
The brigade was formed on February 22, 1948, during the1948 Arab–Israeli War, when the Levanoni Brigade in theGalilee split into the 1st Golani Brigade and the 2ndCarmeli Brigade. It has since participated in all of Israel's major wars and nearly all major operations, including theSuez Crisis, theSix-Day War, theWar of Attrition, theYom Kippur War,Operation Entebbe, the1978 South Lebanon conflict, the1982 and2006 Lebanon Wars, and various operations during the Palestinianintifadas.
Three of its commanders (Mordechai Gur,Gabi Ashkenazi andGadi Eizenkot) have become IDFChiefs of Staff, with many more reaching the rank ofaluf (major general).
As the end of theBritish Mandate of Palestine was fast approaching, the leadership of theHaganah draftedPlan Dalet for its subsequent organization and operations. The plan divided the fighting militia (Field Corps) into six regional brigades – Levanoni in the north,Alexandroni in the Sharon region,Kiryati in theTel Aviv area,Givati in theShfela, andEtzioni in theJerusalem area. On February 28, 1948, the Levanoni Brigade was split into two—Carmeli in the northwest, and Golani in the northeast.[1]
Golani's area of operations included much of theLower Galilee andJezreel Valley, theJordan Valley and theHula Valley.[2] It extended toal-Jalama andBat Shlomo in the west.[3] Major population centers includedSafed,Tiberias,Beit She'an andNazareth.[1] The new brigade had five battalions, with its headquarters inYavne'el:[2]
| Number | Name | Meaning | Theater | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alon | Oak | Upper Galilee ("Tel Hai") | Transferred toOded in May 1948 |
| 12 | Barak | Lightning | Lower Galilee andJordan Valley ("Benjamin") | |
| 13 | Gideon | Gideon | EastJezreel Valley ("Simeon") | |
| 14 | Dror | Named after commander, Ya'akov Dror | Jezreel Valley ("Levi") | |
| 15 | Goren | Named after commander, Moshe Goren | Jordan Valley | Created to assist Barak Battalion in the Jordan Valley battles |
| Sources:Baltheim (1982), pp. 30–31;Etzioni (1951), p. 5 | ||||
During the1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, Golani mostly participated in the battles for the mixed cities in the north, such as theBattle of Tiberias and battles inSafed in April–May 1948. The 12th Battalion capturedal-Shajara on May 6, 1948, and the 13th capturedBeit She'an on May 12.[1][4] After these operations, responsibility over the northeastern part of the brigade's sector (theTel Hai area, 11th Battalion), was handed over to theOded Brigade and other forces.[3] In December 1948, the 14th and 15th battalions were merged into the Mechanized Attack Battalion.[5]
The first Golani action following the Arab intervention in the 1948 war was the defense of the kibbutzimDegania Alef andBet from theSyrian Army in theBattles of the Kinarot Valley. Units from the Barak Battalion, withYiftach (Palmach) andGuard Corps reinforcements, successfully fended off a Syrian attack. The brigade was also successful at repelling Iraqi forces at theBattle of Gesher to the south. After the Jordan Valley battles died out, Golani went on the offensive, attacking a number of Arab villages in its sector, and finally mountingan offensive onJenin together with theCarmeli Brigade on June 2, 1948. The attack eventually succeeded, but Jenin was retaken by theIraqi Army shortly after.[6]
During theBattles of the Ten Days between the first and second truces of the war (July 8–18, 1948), Golani managed to repel theArab Liberation Army attack onSejera fromLubya,[7] and helped captureNazareth and eventually Lubya inOperation Dekel.[6] Golani participated inOperation Hiram in October 1948, where at first it staged diversionary attacks from the south. Afterwards capturedEilabun,Mughar,Rameh and other villages in the ALA First Yarmouk Battalion's zone.[8]
In December 1948, the brigade was largely transferred to the south in preparation forOperation Horev. Golani fought the Egyptians in theGaza Strip, inOperation Assaf, theBattle of Hill 86 and later battles aroundRafah.[9][10] In March 1949, the brigade was tasked with capturing Umm Rashrash, todayEilat, with the7th Armored Brigade. Golani advanced through theArabah region in the east and arrived at the location two hours after the 7th. This was the last operation of the war.[11]
After the1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Golani Brigade participated in a number of reprisal raids in the first part of the 1950s. In 1951, a Syrian patrol entered thedemilitarized zone near Tel Mutilla, and was attacked by reservist IDF troops. Golani reinforced a reserve battalion and entered a battle that lasted five days, costing the brigade 40 dead and 72 wounded.[12] The battle caused a number of changes in the IDF doctrine and was a catalyst for the creation ofUnit 101.[13] On October 28, 1955, after a border incident with Egypt around theAuja al-Hafir demilitarized zone, Golani was tasked with leadingOperation Volcano, an attack on the Egyptian army in the area and the largest military operation at the time since the 1948 war.[14]
In theSuez Crisis of 1956, the brigade's task was to capture the area around the cityRafah. The 51st Battalion, formerly ofGivati, led the assault on the Rafah Junction. They were ordered to abandon their vehicles after reaching a minefield and coming under fire from Egyptian artillery, although the battalion's sappers slowly created a way forward for a line of vehicles and the battalion captured the intended Egyptian positions. The 12th Battalion captured positions on the Rafah –Khan Yunis road, and the 13th—positions south of Rafah.[15]
In early 1960, after a border incident on the backdrop of the Israeli–Syrian water dispute, Golani destroyed the abandoned villageal-Tawafiq, which overlookedTel Katzir and was used by the Syrians as a military base.[16] In March 1962, Golani launched Operation Swallow against the Syrians at Nuqeib on the east bank of theSea of Galilee, in response to constant Syrian harassment of Israeli fishermen in the lake.[17] In May 1965, as part of a larger operation, Golani conducted a raid onShunat Nimrin inJordan.[18]
On June 7, 1967, Golani units joined Israeli armored units in its assault onNablus, capturing the city by 15:00.[19][20] The remainder of the brigade was kept in the north for the planned thrust against the Syrian army on theGolan Heights. Planning called for the 12th Battalion to captureTel Faher and Burj Babil,Banias, Tel Hamra and Ayn Fit. The 51st took Bahriat,Tel Azaziat and Khirbet as-Suda. The 13th Battalion was left as an operational reserve in the northeastern tip of Israel.[21]
On June 9, the 51st Battalion crossed the border and advanced north along the Syrian patrol road. Its 3rd Company turned west to find Bahriat abandoned, while 2nd Company turned west and flanked Tel Azaziyat. The soldiers drove into a minefield and were forced to abandon theirhalf-tracks, advancing to the trenches of Tel Azaziyat on foot. The battle continued from 16:21 to 17:06, ending in a Syrian surrender. At 16:46, 3rd Company captured Khirbet as-Suda, along with a T-54 tank. Meanwhile, the 12th Battalion split up to assault Burj Babil and Tel Faher. The forces at Tel Faher met stiff resistance and the 2nd Company now in Burj Babil was called to assist them. By 16:20, the southern position at Tel Faher had been taken. At 17:30, the Golani reconnaissance company came from the southeast to reinforce the 12th. By 18:20, Tel Faher was in Israeli hands.[22]
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The 13th Battalion was called to help the 8th Brigade which was operating in the same area. They helped capture a position north of Za'ura, and the village Jbab al-Mis to the south. Just before dawn, the 51st assaulted Banias and captured it. Reinforcements from the 45th Brigade captured Tel Hamra slightly to the north.[22] During the course of the war, the Golani Brigade suffered 59 dead and 160 wounded, of them 23 in the Battle of Tel Faher.[23][24][25]
After the Six-Day War, the activity in northern Israel where Golani was based was mostly limited to raids againstfedayeen (guerrilla) bases inJordan,Lebanon and theWest Bank, now under Israeli control. The objectives of these raids was to undermine the fedayeen bases in order to prevent attacks against Israelis. The three main raids against Jordan during this period were: the attack on the villageWadi al-Yabis across the river fromTirat Tzvi; the attack on the Cones Position across fromAshdot Ya'akov; and the attack on the JordanianGhor canal and defensive line.[26]
The raid on Wadi al-Yabis, code-named Operation Asuta 12, was carried out by the Golani reconnaissance unit and the 12th Battalion on May 4, 1969. The forces did not meet any resistance and returned after completing the mission of destroying a number of structures. The Cone Position, named after acone-shaped building on the premises, was attacked by the reconnaissance unit in July 1969. The guerrillas fled, but alerted the Jordanians who opened artillery fire on the Israelis. After blowing up two bunkers, the Israelis returned.[26]
The destruction of the Ghor canal was a punitive measure against the Jordanian farmers of the area, from where numerous guerrilla attacks against Israeli farmers were initiated. The three positions defending it did not notice the Israeli forces. While the attack did not go as planned when the bombs laid near the canal were detonated prematurely, it was destroyed and the water drained into theYarmouk River.[27]
On the Lebanese front, Golani participated in numerous raids intosouthern and easternLebanon. In October 1969, the brigade's forces attackedItarun (Operation Double Bass 1), Tel Sadr al-Arus and 'Arab Zahiran. Twenty-four buildings were destroyed across the three villages. Another operation, Double Bass 10, involved a retaliatory raid onKfar Kila on January 2, 1970, in response to the kidnapping of an elderly guard fromMetula byFatah two days earlier.[28] Another retaliatory strike came on December 27, 1970, against the villageYatar, a major guerrilla base.[29]
A major attack was carried out in response to the1972 Munich Massacre. On September 16, 1972, Operation Extended Turmoil 4 was launched against bases in southern Lebanon, containing an estimated 600 guerrillas. Golani forces reached the Litani river in the east, whileParatroopers reachedJuwaya just south of the river. Most of the guerrilla forces did not engage the Israelis and chose to retreat, with over 40 of them killed.[30][31]
In theGaza Strip, Golani operated according to the new counter-terror IDF doctrine calling for the adoption of guerrilla tactics, and operating in small teams and in open areas.[32] During this period, Golani units were also stationed along theBar Lev line and participated in theWar of Attrition, especially in theQantara East area.[33]
On the 4th of July 1976, a detachment of Golani took part inOperation Entebbe, to rescue hostages held inUganda held by at least six Palestinians and two German terrorists supported by regular Ugandan soldiers.[34] The mission was a resounding success, although there were three hostages killed as well as Lieutenant ColonelYonatan Netanyahu, the commander ofSayeret Matkal who spearheaded the attack.
Like the rest of the IDF, the Golani Brigade was caught by surprise with the first Arab attack of theYom Kippur War. The brigade's sector in theGolan Heights was lightly manned, and most of its units were either on leave or preparing for a planned major ceremony. The Syrians attacked in three major locations: near Khushniya,Quneitra andMas'ada. The 13th Battalion's position onMount Hermon wasoverrun on October 6–7, 1973.[35] The brigade was assigned defence of the northern Golan, in preparation for a push to retake the Hermon.[36]
After helping fend off two major Syrian offensives, armored forces joined the battle in the area and gave Golani time to reorganize. A northern and southern force were created, with the southern force taking and defending major positions in the heart of the Golan, including Nafakh, a military base and junction on thePetroleum Road. The Petroleum Road crosses diagonally the northern Golan Heights and the Nafakh base is at the junction witha road which leads down to the strategicBnot Yaakov Bridge over theJordan River and into northern Israel. By October 10, those parts of the Golan under the brigade's responsibility were back under Israeli control, and the Syrians were pushed back over thePurple Line. However, the 12th Battalion commander was killed in the battle forMount Varda.[37]
The Israelis went to the offensive in the northern Golan on October 11. The 12th Battalion capturedJubata al-Khashab and Tel al-Ahmad, and later took positions and fended off Syrian attacks inMazra'at Beit Jan. The 51st took Tel ad-Dahur, and after a failed attack onBeit Jann, took the village Hadar.[38]
After the events of October 6, Israel was determined to recapture Mount Hermon, nicknamed the "eyes of the country". TheSecond Battle of Mount Hermon began on October 8, when the 17th Battalion took tanks and half-tracks up the slopes of the Hermon, but its attack failed and the battalion suffered 25 dead and 57 wounded. During the next 13 days, the Israelis exchanged artillery fire with the Syrians on the Hermon. The next attack came on October 21.[39]Operation Dessert saw a joint force of Paratroopers and Golani retake the mountain. Golani staged a three-pronged attack by the 51st Battalion, the reconnaissance unit, the 17th Battalion and a motorized battalion. The reconnaissance unit captured the cable car position at dawn with support from elements of the 17th Battalion that were seconded to the Recce Unit. The battle ended at 11:00, when the 51st Battalion reported that it had captured the Israeli Golan position.[40]
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After the Yom Kippur War, Golani forces were involved in awar of attrition with Syria until the disengagement agreement of May 31, 1974.[41] After the agreement was signed, the brigade, which had lost many of its top officers in the war, was transferred into theSinai to rebuild and train. They were brought back to the Golan Heights in early 1975.[42]
During the 1970s, Golani conducted frequent raids inSouthern Lebanon in its battle against terror attacks and guerrilla raids by the PalestinianFatah organization.[42] In March 1978, with the launch ofOperation Litani, much of the brigade moved to capture the villageal-Hiyam. The 12th Battalion capturedMarjayoun andRashaya al-Fukhar.[43][44] After clearing these villages, Golani units returned to Israel and advanced west along theLitani River, capturing a number of villages and stopping atAbbasiya just east ofTyre.[45]
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In Operation Peace for Galilee, which later became known as theFirst Lebanon War, Golani's 51st Battalion fought in the vicinity ofNabatieh. On June 6, 1982, the reconnaissance unit assaulted the PLO-heldBeaufort Castle.[24][46] The 12th Battalion was subordinated to theBarak Armored Brigade, with a planned thrust along the Lebanese coastal strip to Tyre.[47] This force captured the villages of Doha and Kafr Sil on June 9–10, 1982, on the outskirts ofBeirut.[48] The brigade took part in theSiege of Beirut, where its units were present until the end of the war in September 1982.[49]
Two years after the start of theSecond Intifada in 2000, Israel launchedOperation Defensive Shield in response to growing Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians. Golani participated in a number of battles against Palestinian militants, including the siege of the RamallahMukataa, capture ofTulkarm, and theBattle of Jenin.[50]
In theSecond Lebanon War in July 2006, Golani participated in theBattle of Maroun al-Ras[50] and the 12th and 51st battalions fought in theBattle of Bint Jbeil.[51] During the Battle, a hand grenade was thrown over the wall, MajorRoi Klein jumped on the live grenade and muffled the explosion with his body.[52] Eight soldiers and commanders from the 51st battalion were killed.
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The Golani Brigade participated inOperation Cast Lead. On January 5, 2009, Golani soldiers Maj. Dagan Wartman (32), Staff Sgt. Nitai Stern (21), and Cpl. Yousef Muadi (19) were killed innorthern Gaza in a friendly fire incident when a tank accidentally fired a live round at an abandoned building inJabalya in which Golani forces were taking cover.[53] Three other soldiers were severely wounded and twenty more had minor injuries.[54]
Following the deployment of Golani soldiers inHebron in December 2011, the Left wing press has reported that city residents have sensed a 'manifest worsening of soldiers behavior', as a result of 'detention, intimidation, provocation and arrest of children and teenagers; arbitrary detention of Palestinians or blocking access to roads; beating or threatened beating of detained residents; religion-based provocation and insults; forcible entry into homes and violation of Palestinian property' and 'reprisals against local and international human rights activists.'[55][56]
At 1:05 a.m. on July 20, 2014, duringOperation Protective Edge, seven Golani soldiers from the 13th Battalion were killed in theBattle of Shuja'iyya when anM113armoured personnel carrier they were being transported in caught fire after an explosive device was set off under it. Reportedly, the APC was not fitted with armor that can withstand this type of blast. At 1:30 a.m., a soldier was killed when two soldiers got into a firefight with terrorists. At 5:45 a.m., another Golani force got into a firefight with terrorists. Two soldiers were killed. At 8:50 a.m., three soldiers were killed when a Golani squad was caught inside a burning building, for a total of thirteen Golani soldiers killed in action that morning.[57][58]
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The commander of the Golani Brigade, ColonelGhassan Alian, the first non-Jewish commander of the brigade and the highest rankingDruze in the IDF, was lightly injured in his eye in an exchange of fire, and later returned to his soldiers after being treated.[59]
The Golani Brigade's 13th and 51st Battalions suffered heavy casualties during theOctober 7 attacks in October 2023. According to the IDF, at least 72 of the brigade's soldiers were killed and an unknown number captured while defending theGaza–Israel barrier. This was by far the highest number of fatalities for any single unit in the IDF during the offensive. Golani soldiers were underequipped and overstretched all along the border and were not able to repel the militants on the first line of military bases andkibbutzim that they assigned numerous platoons to defend. Each separate platoon had believed that their specific base or kibbutz was the main point of fighting and it took many hours for them to learn that Hamas had entered through everywhere at 29 points on the Gaza barrier and had reached the second and third lines of the IDF's defenses. This prevented the Golani soldiers from being able to retreat and organize all units and fight back effectively. They had received no intelligence from anybody that Hamas was going to enter through the Iron Wall and were caught completely by surprise. Golani soldiers were completely overwhelmed at all the first line military bases, especially atNahal Oz andRe'im. The Hamas fighters outnumbered them were able to defeat these Iron Wall bases with infantry tactics while using RPGs andToyota pickup trucks and motorcycles for ground vehicles.[60][61][62][63]
The 13th Battalion suffered 41 killed, which was more fatalities than it suffered in the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War combined, and 91 wounded. Its headquarters were at the military base at Nahal Oz, and that was where many of the Golani soldiers were killed.[64][65]
On December 12, 2023, seven Golani Brigade soldiers were killed in a booby-trapped building and subsequent ambush during theSiege of Gaza City. Most of the fatalities were high-ranking officers like ColonelYitzhak Ben-Bashat, commander of the Golani Brigade's forward command team, and Lieutenant Colonel Tomer Grinberg, the commander of the 13th Battalion who had fought in thebattles around Nahal Oz in Israel two months earlier. Ben-Basat was the highest-ranking IDF soldier killed during theIsraeli invasion of Gaza.[66][67]
On October 3, 2024, theIslamic Resistance in Iraq launched a kamikaze drone attack on a military base in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing two soldiers and injuring 24 others of the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion.[68]
On 23 March 2025, soldiers from the Golani Brigade opened fire at humanitarian convoys andkilled 15 Palestinian paramedics in Rafah.[69] After an IDF investigation of the massacre, the deputy commander of the brigade was dismissed for "providing an incomplete and inaccurate report".[70]
An inquiry by the IDF determined that troops from the Golani Brigade had reported a camera which Israel claimed was the basis for the2025 Nasser Hospital strikes.[71]
The symbol of the brigade is a greenolive tree with its roots on a yellow background. It was drawn by the 12th Battalion's intelligence officer, who came from kibbutzBeit Keshet, home to numerous olive trees.[72] However, other sources claim it's anoak located inYavne'el.[73]
Early Golani soldiers were farmers and new immigrants, so the strong connection to the land (earth) was important to honor. For this reason, Golani's soldiers are designated by brown berets; the brown color symbolizing the brigade's connection with the soil of the Land of Israel.[72]
The Golani Brigade's official song was written byAmos Ettinger, composed byEfi Netzer and popularly performed byYehoram Gaon. The song mentions the brigade's many battles, including references to Rafah in the Sinai War, Tel Faher in the Six-Day War, and Mount Hermon in the Yom Kippur War.[74]
During theGaza war and theIDF invasion of theGaza Strip, another flag of the Golani Brigade has also been witnessed.[75]
At theGolani Interchange in theupper Galilee east ofHaifa stands the Golani Brigade Museum commemorating the brigade and its fallen troops. The site is also used for battalion ceremonies.
1st Infantry Brigade "Golani"
| Years | Name | Events during tenure | Rank released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February–May 1948 | Moshe Mann | Battles of the Kinarot Valley | Lieutenant Colonel | |||
| May–July 1948 | Mishael Shaham [he] | Battle of Jenin (1948) | Colonel | |||
| 1948–1950 | Nahum Golan [he] (Spiegel) | Operation Hiram,Operation Uvda | Brigadier General | |||
| 1950 | Dan Laner | Major General | ||||
| 1950–1951 | Avraham Yoffe | Major General | ||||
| 1951–1952 | Meir Amit (Slutzky) | Major General | ||||
| 1952–1954 | Asaf Simhoni | Major General | ||||
| 1954–1955 | Issachar Shadmi [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1955–1956 | Haim Ben David | Major General | ||||
| 1956–1957 | Binyamin Gibli | Suez Crisis | Colonel | |||
| 1957–1958 | Aharon Doron | Major General | ||||
| 1958–1960 | Elad Peled | Major General | ||||
| 1960–1961 | Aharon Yariv (Rabinovich) | Major General | ||||
| 1961–1963 | Mordechai Gur | Lieutenant General | ||||
| 1963–1965 | Uri Bar Ratzon [he] | Colonel | ||||
| 1965–1966 | Shlomo Alton [he] | Colonel (KIA) | ||||
| 1966–1968 | Yona Efrat | Six-Day War | Major General | |||
| 1968–1970 | Yekutiel Adam | Major General (KIA) | ||||
| 1970–1972 | Yehuda Golan [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1972–1974 | Amir Drori | Yom Kippur War | Major General | |||
| 1974–1975 | Uri Simhoni [he] | War of attrition with Syria | Major General | |||
| 1975–1976 | Haim Binyamini [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1976–1977 | Uri Sagi (Eisenberg) | Major General | ||||
| 1977–1978 | Amir Reuveni [he] | Operation Litani | Brigadier General | |||
| 1978–1980 | David Katz [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1980–1981 | Ilan Biran [he] | Major General | ||||
| 1981–1982 | Erwin Lavi [he] | First Lebanon War | Brigadier General | |||
| 1982–1984 | Immanuel Hert [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1984–1986 | Zvi Poleg [he] (Farkash) | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1986–1987 | Gabi Ofir [he] | Major General | ||||
| 1987–1988 | Gabi Ashkenazi | Lieutenant General | ||||
| 1988–1990 | Baruch Spiegel [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1990–1991 | Moshe Tzin [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 1991–1993 | Yair Naveh | Major General | ||||
| 1993–1995 | Moshe Kaplinsky | Major General | ||||
| 1995–1997 | Erez Gerstein | Brigadier General (KIA) | ||||
| 1997–1999 | Gadi Eizenkot | Lieutenant General | ||||
| 1999–2001 | Shmuel Zakai | Brigadier General | ||||
| 2001–2003 | Moshe Tamir (Brigadier General) | Operation Defensive Shield | Brigadier General | |||
| 2003–2005 | Erez Tzukerman [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 2005–2008 | Tamir Yadai | Second Lebanon War | Brigadier General * | |||
| 2008–2010 | Avi Peled [he] | Operation Cast Lead | Brigadier General | |||
| 2010–2012 | Ofek Bukhris [he] | Brigadier General | ||||
| 2012–2014 | Yaniv Asor | Colonel * | ||||
| 2014–2016 | Ghassan Alian | Operation Protective Edge | Colonel * | |||
| 2016–2018 | Shlomi Binder | Colonel * | ||||
| 2018–2020 | Shai Klapper | Colonel * | ||||
| 2020–2022 | Barak Hiram | Colonel * | ||||
| 2022– | Yair Palai | Colonel * | ||||
| * – on active duty | ||||||
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