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IDF's Haredi Brigade Engages in Syria, West Bank Clashes

1/1/2026

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On January 1, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces' Haredi Hashmonaim Brigade completed its first operational activity in southern Syria.
Soldiers from Brigade 636 killed a terrorist who attacked them with stones near Luban al-Sharqiyya in the West Bank during an overnight ambush.
The incidents occurred in southern Syria and the West Bank.

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Story summary

On January 1, 2026, the Israel Defense Forces' Haredi Hashmonaim Brigade completed its first operational activity in southern Syria.
Soldiers from Brigade 636 killed a terrorist who attacked them with stones near Luban al-Sharqiyya in the West Bank during an overnight ambush.
The incidents occurred in southern Syria and the West Bank.