Wounded Haredi soldier completes IDF officers’ course
Haim Treitel, who spent more than a year recovering after being shot in the leg by a Hamas sniper in Gaza, has graduated from the IDF officers’ course.
Haim Treitel, who spent more than a year recovering after being shot in the leg by a Hamas sniper in Gaza, has graduated from the IDF officers’ course.
Field trials at the Tze’elim training base confirmed that the radars could detect drones at ranges of one to three kilometers, providing 10–15 seconds of warning—three times longer than infantry previously had.
He was injured when an explosive device detonated inside a booby‑trapped building that the battalion’s lead platoon had entered during a clearing operation.
Field tests conducted at the Tze’elim Training Base in February 2026 recorded an average 1.8°C reduction in soldiers’ core body temperature during prolonged exertion.
Recognizing his profound sacrifice, Transportation Minister Miri Regev selected Spitz to light a ceremonial torch at Mount Herzl during Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony in April 2026.
Ido “Dedi” Gal, a company‑grade officer from the Golani Brigade, lost his left leg after being severely wounded during fighting in Gaza City in late 2023. Despite the amputation, Gal insisted on returning to combat service, telling his rehabilitation team that he intended to “finish the war with my soldiers.”
The goal is to induce Hezbollah’s “Golden Eagle” drone units—which have launched over 140 explosive-laden drones since the hostilities resumed in March 2026—into wasting their precision-guided munitions on non-human targets.
Yanai’s role has been pivotal in revolutionizing battlefield medicine.
‘It felt like a void opened behind me, pulling me in, swallowing me whole.’
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s son was among the recruits sworn into the brigade.
Each shot is recorded, and soldiers receive scores based on their performance.
