with Merkava 4 196th "Shahak" Tank Commanders Training Battalion "Magen"/"Shield" Tank Instructors Training Battalion 900th "Kfir" Brigade - Has been active since 2005 and is part of Central Command 90th Nahshon Battalion 92nd Shimshon Battalion 93rd Haruv Battalion 94th Duchifat Battalion 96th Lavi Battalion 97th Netzah Yehuda Battalion Oketz Unit K9 special forces unit 933rd "Givati" Brigade - Active since the mid-1980s, named after a brigade of that name active in 1948. Is part of Southern Command (most Givati units are named after types of plants.) 424th "Shaked"/"Almond" Infantry Battalion 432nd "Tzabar"/"Cactus" Infantry Battalion 435th "Rotem"/"Retama" Infantry Battalion 846th "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Battalion: "Dikla"/"Palm" Anti-Tank Company "Dolev" Engineer Company "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Company "Maor" Signal Company Reserve Infantry 2nd "Carmeli" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 3rd "Alexandroni" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 5th "Sharon" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 6th "Etzioni" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 9th "Oded" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 11th "Yiftah" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 12th "Negev" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 16th "Jerusalem" (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 55th "Hod Ha-Hanit/Tip of the Spear" (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade 226th (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade 228th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade 551st "Hetzei Ha-Esh/Arrows of Fire" (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade 646th "Sky Fox" (Reserve) Paratroopers Brigade Reserve Armor 4th "Kiryati" (Reserve) Armor Brigade 8th (Reserve) Armor Brigade 10th "Harel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade 14th "Machatz/Bison" (Reserve) Armor Brigade 37th "Ram" (Reserve) Armor Brigade 205th "Iron Fist" (Reserve) Armor Brigade 263rd "Merkavot ha-Esh/Chariots of Fire" (Reserve) Armor Brigade 679th "Yiftah" (Reserve) Armor Brigade 847th "Chariots of Steel" (Reserve) Armor Brigade Former brigades Jewish Brigade 1944-1946 Kiryati Brigade formed in 1948 Negev Brigade formed in 1948 Yiftach Brigade formed in 1948 {Consisted of three Palmach battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion (Samson's Foxes).} 500 Brigade (Kfir Formation) - Was active between 1972 and 2003 600th Brigade active during the 1973 Yom Kippur War IDF Brigade Insignia Division insignia References External links IDF Ground Forces Order of Battle at Globalsecurity.org at The jpost.com Brigades Israel