The fortified Syrian outpost of Tel Faher was the sight of one of the most intense battles of the Six Day War. The horseshoe-shaped outpost equipped with heavy guns, minefields, and barbed wire commanded a lookout of the Golan Heights, making it a crucial position in the battle for the Golan Heights.

The mission was assigned to the Golani Brigade, which started its attack on June 9, the second-to-last day of the war. Led by Lieutenant-Colonel Moshe 'Musa' Klein, the troops started their ascent and were met with heavy fire. Of the initial 100 plus soldiers, only 25 made it close enough to the outpost to launch the actual attack.

While climbing up the steep slope under heavy fire, the force encountered a barbed-wire fence that halted their advance.

Realizing that wire cutters would've taken too long, David Shirazi jumped on the barbed wire and acted as a human bridge for his friends to step on and safely pass. After everyone passed, Shirazi ran to catch up with the force, firing with a machine gun that he picked up from a fallen soldier, until he was killed by Syrian fire.

For his bravery, Shirazi received the Medal of Valor, Israel's highest military decoration.

After three hours of intense fighting and countless casualties, only four Israeli soldiers remained standing, but victory at Tel Faher was won. In honor of the Golani Brigade's bravery, Tel Faher was renamed Mitzpe Golani (Golani Lookout).

On June 7, 1981, the Israeli Airforce embarked on one of its most daring operations - Operation Opera. Also known as Operation Babylon, the IAF destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located 17 kilometers southeast of Baghdad putting an end to Saddam Hussein's nuclear program.

On June 6, 1982, the First Lebanon War broke out.

Known as "Operation Peace for Galilee," it was launched by Israel against Palestinian terrorists based in southern Lebanon following numerous cross-border terrorist attacks on innocent Israelis and the attempted assassination of the Israeli Ambassador to the UK by a terrorist cell.

Some 1,216 IDF soldiers were killed between the start of the war in 1982 and 1985.

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Farhud Day is commemorating the 1941 massacre of Iraqi Jews by Arab nationalists, coordinated with Palestinian Arab leaders & Nazis. The murders and devastation of the Farhud led to the expulsion of almost 1m Jews from Arab countries in following years.

Congratulations to Roy, a commander in the Nahal brigade, who is celebrating his birthday on the same date as the IDF!

On this day 73 years ago, in the midst of the Independence War and days after the establishment of the State of Israel, the order to establish an army that will defend the newly born state was issued.

With the establishment of the IDF, the Prime Minister and Defense Minister during those days - David Ben Gurion - united all Israeli forces under one roof.

73 years later, the IDF continues to defend Israel. The threats may be different, the enemies may change shape or form, but the mission of keeping the one Jewish state safe and strong will always remain the same!

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