The 80th Division "Edom" is a territorial division of the Israel Defense Forces' Southern Command.
History The unit was established in 1979. In February 2007 a regional division, Sagi Brigade, was established. In June 2011, an additional regional division, Arava Brigade, was established. It was closed in June 2016.
In December 2012, the Eilat Brigade was renamed into the Yoav Brigade. The new unit was tasked with protecting the Red Sea city of Eilat. In November 2018, Paran Brigade replaced the Sagi Brigade, taking on its responsibilities as well as others.
Division organization
80th Division "Edom" 406th Territorial Brigade "Yoav" 5031st Infantry Battalion 5034th Infantry Battalion 5073rd Infantry Battalion 8116th Infantry Battalion 9271st Infantry Battalion Logistic Battalion 696th Signal Company 460th Armored Brigade "Bnei Or/Sons of Light" (In peacetime functions as Armor School) 195th Armored Training Battalion "Adam" 196th Tank Officers Training Battalion "Shahak" 198th Armored Battalion "Ezoz" 532nd Armored Battalion "Shelah" 614th Combat Engineer Battalion 847th Logistic Battalion Reconnaissance Company 512th Territorial Brigade "Paran" 33rd Border Infantry Battalion "Caracal" 277th Border Infantry Battalion "Cheetah" Logistic Battalion Signal Company 425th Artillery Brigade (In peacetime functions as Field Artillery School) 451st Artillery Training Battalion (Officers and Commanders) Artillery Training Battalion "Shaked" (MLRS) Artillery Training Battalion "Shita" (Howitzers) Special Operations Training Battalion Logistic Battalion 5304th Signal Company Division Logistic Group 681st Division Signal Battalion "Marom" 727th Field Intelligence Battalion "Eitam" LOTAR Eilat (Reserve Counterterrorism Unit), in Eilat
Commanders NameTenureNotesYaakov Or1987–1988Moti Paz1988–1990Dov Dekel1990–1994Yusef Mishleb1994–1995Shlomo Oren1995–2000Yishai Beer2000–2002Shmuel Zakai2002–2004Efi Idan2004–2005Imad Fares2004–2005Yoel Starik2007–2009Tamir Yadai2009–2011Nadav Padan2011–2013Roi ElkabetzSeptember 2013 – 2015Rafi Milo2015–2017Guy Hazut2017–2019Gur Shreibman2019–2021Itzik Cohen2021–
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