President Rivlin Plows through the Snow to Visit IDF's Alpinist Unit on Mount Hermon | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 29 Shevat 5781 – February 11, 2021
President Rivlin speaking to to the Alpinist unit, Feb. 10, 2021. President Reuven Rivlin visited the Mount Hermon front on Wednesday and met with soldiers of the IDFâs Alpinist unit, accompanied by their commander, Lt.-Col. (res.) Menachem Folk. The president was briefed by GOC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Amir Baram on the unique sector and the operational challenges across the command. The IDF Alpinist (Yehidat Ha’Alpinistim), established in 1983, is a special force infantry reserve unit under the command of the Army’s Northern Command, specializing in mountain warfare, snow warfare...
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