The Yiftach Brigade (also known as the Yiftah Brigade, the 11th Brigade in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict.... ) was an Israel
Israel
Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... i infantry brigade. It included three Palmach
Palmach
The Palmach was the regular fighting force of the Haganah, the unofficial army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine.... battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion (Samson's Foxes
Samson's Foxes
Samson's Foxes was an Israeli commando unit during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.Uri Avnery, later to become an outspoken advocate of Israeli-Palestinian Peace and a personal friend of Yasser Arafat, was a member of this unit and wrote a song called "Samson's Foxes" which was its unofficial anthem.... ).
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The Yiftach Brigade (also known as the Yiftah Brigade, the 11th Brigade in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab-Israeli War, known by the Israelis predominantly as War of Independence and War of Liberation , and by Palestinians as the Catastrophe , was the first in a series of wars fought between the Declaration of Independence State of Israel and its Arab neighbours in the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict.... ) was an Israel
Israel
Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area.... i infantry brigade. It included three Palmach
Palmach
The Palmach was the regular fighting force of the Haganah, the unofficial army of the Yishuv during the period of the British Mandate of Palestine.... battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion (Samson's Foxes
Samson's Foxes
Samson's Foxes was an Israeli commando unit during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.Uri Avnery, later to become an outspoken advocate of Israeli-Palestinian Peace and a personal friend of Yasser Arafat, was a member of this unit and wrote a song called "Samson's Foxes" which was its unofficial anthem.... ).
Israeli military operations that the Yiftach Brigade participated in
Operation Yoav was an Israeli military operation carried out from 15 October - 22 October, 1948 in the Negev Desert, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War....
The Metzudat Koach Memorial commemorates 28 soldiers who died during the conquering of the strategically important fortress. The fortress and observation point is located in the Upper Galilee, close to the tomb of Nabi Yusha....
