"If you don't feel our fighting in Yosh - it's a success": our reporter accompanied the battalion that thwarted a flare-up in the West Bank. The Etzion Brigade holds the record for offensive activities in the IOS Division since the outbreak of the war.

1,370 such operations were carried out in the brigade's sector, of which 400 were by 21st Battalion fighters. The goal, along with the capture of the terrorists, also includes restoring the deterrence that has been eroded.