Headquarters West Bank Division (Territorial)
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The Israel Defense Forces West Bank Division (Hebrew: אוגדת אזור יהודה ושומרון, Ugdat Ezor Yehuda VeShomron, "Judea and Samaria Area Division") is a regional division in the Israeli Central Command which serves as the command level for activities in Judea and Samaria. The division engages in an ongoing operations against political violence within the Palestinian National Authority-administered territory, as well as against attempts by Palestinians to infiltrate Israel to commit suicide attacks.
This active level of operations often relies on Sayeret (Israeli special forces), units from the Central Command, the Duvdevan unit, and the Israel Border Police's Yamam.The division also oversees the West Bank forces of the Israel Border Police, including the Yamas Unit, a special forces unit specializing in operating within the Palestinian population.
Order of Battle
Maccabim (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Ofer and deployed around Jerusalem
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Menashe (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Arrabah & deployed around Jenin
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supplemented by 97th Battalion (Netzah Yehuda) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Ephraim (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Akianazioni & deployed around Tulkarm and Qalqilyah
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supplemented by90th Battalion (Nahshon) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Shomron (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Hatmar Shomron & deployed around Nablus
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supplemented by93rd Battalion (Haruv) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Binyamin (Territorial) Brigade based here at Beit-El & deployed around Ramallah
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supplemented by94th Battalion (Duchifat) of the 900th Kfir InfantryBrigade
Etzion (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Kfar (Batar) Etzion & deployed around Bethlehem
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supplemented by92nd Battalion (Shimshon) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Yehuda (Territorial) Brigade based at the Kiryat Arba Camp & deployed around Hebron
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supplemented by 96th Battalion (Lavi) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
also complemented by
West Bank Division Signal Battalion
deployed Duvdevan Undercover Strike Unit : new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=31.928217&lon=35.227253&...
Hatuley HaBar Unit Heavy Engineer Company
The Israel Defense Forces West Bank Division (Hebrew: אוגדת אזור יהודה ושומרון, Ugdat Ezor Yehuda VeShomron, "Judea and Samaria Area Division") is a regional division in the Israeli Central Command which serves as the command level for activities in Judea and Samaria. The division engages in an ongoing operations against political violence within the Palestinian National Authority-administered territory, as well as against attempts by Palestinians to infiltrate Israel to commit suicide attacks.
This active level of operations often relies on Sayeret (Israeli special forces), units from the Central Command, the Duvdevan unit, and the Israel Border Police's Yamam.The division also oversees the West Bank forces of the Israel Border Police, including the Yamas Unit, a special forces unit specializing in operating within the Palestinian population.
Order of Battle
Maccabim (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Ofer and deployed around Jerusalem
new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=31.874897&lon=35.185304&...
Menashe (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Arrabah & deployed around Jenin
new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.408181&lon=35.222447&...
supplemented by 97th Battalion (Netzah Yehuda) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Ephraim (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Akianazioni & deployed around Tulkarm and Qalqilyah
new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.187408&lon=34.996701&...
supplemented by90th Battalion (Nahshon) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Shomron (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Hatmar Shomron & deployed around Nablus
new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=32.172325&lon=35.275168&...
supplemented by93rd Battalion (Haruv) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Binyamin (Territorial) Brigade based here at Beit-El & deployed around Ramallah
new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=31.937104&lon=35.226417&...
supplemented by94th Battalion (Duchifat) of the 900th Kfir InfantryBrigade
Etzion (Territorial) Brigade based at Camp Kfar (Batar) Etzion & deployed around Bethlehem
new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=31.645582&lon=35.120995&...
supplemented by92nd Battalion (Shimshon) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
Yehuda (Territorial) Brigade based at the Kiryat Arba Camp & deployed around Hebron
new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=31.534844&lon=35.124074&...
supplemented by 96th Battalion (Lavi) of the 900th Kfir Infantry Brigade
also complemented by
West Bank Division Signal Battalion
deployed Duvdevan Undercover Strike Unit : new.wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=31.928217&lon=35.227253&...
Hatuley HaBar Unit Heavy Engineer Company
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_Division
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 31°55'34"N 35°13'25"E
- Camp Mitkan Adam 25 km
- Northern Infantry Training Camp (1st 'Golani' Infantry Brigade) 69 km
- Camp Amos Yarkoni (aka Mishmar Ha'Negev) : Givati Brigade Garrison 82 km
- Camp Sde Teyman 86 km
- Camp Har Tsavua 106 km
- Camp Lahav Training Base & Armor Reserve 135 km
- 65th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 1270 km
- 165th Infantry Brigade 10110 km
- Fort Jackson Cantonment 10110 km
- Makua Military Reservation 13914 km
- Land of the press and media 0.7 km
- Greater Beit El 1.3 km
- Al-Salamiyah neighborhood 1.4 km
- Mateh Binyamin 1.6 km
- Beit El 1.7 km
- Al-isteqlal Park 1.7 km
- Al Masayef Neighborhood 2 km
- Givat Haulpana 2.2 km
- Judea and Samaria ("West Bank") 2.4 km
- Jalazone Refugee Camp 2.5 km