IDF announces new ultra-Orthodox brigade to launch during Chanukah
The goal is to grow the "Hashmonaim" Brigade’s number of combat soldiers to a unit of 60 to 80 with ultra-orthodox reserve soldiers engaged in extended training
World Israel News 01.12.2024
The IDF announced the launch of an entirely ultra-Orthodox combat unit called the Hashmonaim Brigade on Chanukah, Ynet reports.
The release on Chanukah is appropriate, given that the Hashmonaim historically was the dynasty that led the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greeks, commemorated during the Chanukah holiday.
The brigade includes 30 pre-screened recruits, with dozens of others expressing interest in joining.
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