The commander of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, spoke today (Wednesday) with fighters of the Golani Brigade in Sejaiya, and held an assessment of the situation with the brigade's commanders on the ground.
Commander of the Southern Command with Golani Brigade fighters in Shejaiya: "You are the generation of victory" // IDF Spokesperson
According to the commander of the Southern Command: "A heroic battle took place here that entered the Golani Brigade's masterbook. Yesterday, you proved in practice that 'follow me' is not a slogan, but an order by us, the commanders, to lead forward at the head of the forces, even when there is a heavy and very heavy price." He added: "It's the only way to win. By your actions you have prevented very harsh consequences."
"We have great challenges ahead of us, we will continue to strike the enemy as we have struck it here in Sejaiya and elsewhere, and we will continue to lead commanders forward. You are the generation of victory, you prove it every day all day. We all draw great inspiration from you and in the spirit of Golani we will continue, act and win. I'm very proud of you."
In conclusion, Gen. Finkelman said: "You are the generation of victory. You prove it every day, all day. We draw great inspiration from you, and in the spirit of Golani we will continue, act and win. Simple as that. I'm very proud of you."
Commander of the Southern Command with Golani Brigade fighters in Shejaiya: "You are the generation of victory", photo: IDF Spokesperson
A combat team of the Golani Brigade's 53rd Battalion worked yesterday afternoon to mop up the casbah in Shejaiya, a densely populated area where fighting is complex. Until that battle, the forces of the 36th Division had eliminated more than 350 terrorists in the neighborhood, in a series of dense exchanges of fire on the ground, not including airstrikes and artillery. Nine fighters fell in the battle.
In the early evening, the IDF force entered the compound of three adjacent buildings and a courtyard, from two directions, and found a shaft in the compound. An IED was activated against the force inside one of the buildings in the compound, along with M-16 rifles and grenades fired by the terrorists.Despite the serious incident, the army says it was Shejaiya's twilight battles, since most of the combat compounds are empty of terrorists.
In addition to Lt. Col. Greenberg from Kibbutz Almog, Col. Yitzhak Ben Basht, commander of the Golani Brigade Commander, were also killed in battle in the Sajaiya neighborhood; Major Roy Maldessy, company commander in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade; Major Moshe Avraham Bar-On, company commander in Golani's 51st Battalion; Sergeant Achiya Daskal, a soldier in Golani's 51st Battalion; Capt. Liel Hayu, platoon commander in Golani's 51st Battalion; Sergeant Eran Aloni, a soldier in the 51st Battalion in the Golani Brigade; Major Ben Shelley, commander of a combat platoon in the Special Rescue Tactical Unit (669); Sgt. Rom Hecht, a soldier in the Special Rescue Tactical Unit (669). In another battle in the northern Gaza Strip, Staff Sgt. Uriah Yaakov, a soldier in Battalion 614, the School of Combat Engineering, was killed.
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