If the orders are handed down, the Golani Brigade is ready for anything, including advancing its ground forces to take over Beirut, IDF Golani Brigade Battalion 13 Commander “M” told The Jerusalem Post in an interview on Thursday. Next, he discussed having recently taken over the Wadi Saluki area of southern Lebanon from Hezbollah, how it makes Israeli northern civilians safer, and how it pushes back Hezbollah drone and rocket launching lines, while noting that the FPV drone threat remains.
M has been in the IDF for 15 years and served in Gaza during “Chariots of Fire parts I and II” in 2025 in Khan Yunis and Rafah, after which his unit was among the first to enter Lebanon when the IDF invaded in early March of this year. Since they were among the first to invade, M said, they encountered periodic Hezbollah resistance and engaged in close-range fightingIn total, three soldiers from his battalion were killed, while the IDF has killed around 50 Hezbollah fighters in the general area.
Later, his battalion also found and seized or destroyed Hezbollah weapons and tunnels. Included in the items they found were materials from Iran explaining military strategy, as well as military maps from Iran. “There is a lot of strong spirit,” M said about his battalion’s feelings about its accomplishments.M and Battalion 13 took over the Wadi Saluki area around two weeks ago, in parallel with other Golani units taking over Beaufort Castle. (Read More)
