Heroism under fire: Golani fighters return to the battlefield in Nir Am
Fighters from a company of the 13th Battalion of Golani returned to the fields of Nir Am, the place where they fought like lions against hundreds of terrorists on the morning of Simchat Torah •…
Assessment
Soldiers from Golani's Battalion 13 have returned to the fields of Nir Am, the site of their October 7 battle. The return is not ceremonial. It forces a direct encounter with the ground where comrades were wounded and where Matan Abregil was killed jumping on a grenade to save his squad. The question is what this return means operationally and psychologically for a unit reentering the same killing field.