Gaza Division

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143rd Division "Fire Fox"
143rd Division "Fire Fox" patch
Country Israel
Branch Israeli Ground Forces
TypeCombined arms
SizeDivision
Part ofSouthern Command
Commanders
Current
commander
Tat Aluf Avi Rosenfeld
Soldiers of the Gaza Division's Desert Reconnaissance Battalion during a military exercise

The Israeli 143rd "Fire Fox" Division also known as Gaza Division (Ugdat Aza) they take thro orders from Southern Command. They are active in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip. The division's commander is Brigadier-General Avi Rosenfeld, who replaced Nimrod Aloni in August 2022.[1][2]

Related pages[change | change source]

  • Judea and Samaria Division
  • Operation Summer Rains (2006)

References[change | change source]

  1. IDF Editorial Team (17 August 2022). "New Commanding Officer for the Gaza Division". www.idf.il. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. Fabian, Emanuel (9 October 2023). "IDF releases pic of Gaza Division commander, dispelling rumor he was captured by Hamas". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 October 2023.