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98th Division "HaEsh"

Active	1974 – present
Country	Israel
Branch	Israeli Ground Forces
Type	Paratrooper
Size	Division
Part of	Central Command
Garrison/HQ	Bilu Camp
Engagements	1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War 2014 Gaza War Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Commanders
Current commander	Guy Levy
Notable commanders	Dan Shomron Tal Rousso Aviv Kochavi

Military unit

The 98th "Ha-Esh" Paratroopers Division (Hebrew: עֻצְבַּת הָאֵשׁ, Utzbat HaEsh), is an airborne division of the Israel Defense Forces. It is subordinate to Central Command. On the 1st of October 2024 it took part in a ground operation in Lebanon.

Division organization 2024

98th Division "HaEsh/Fire"
- 35th Paratroopers Brigade
  - 101st Paratroopers Battalion "Peten"
  - 202nd Paratroopers Battalion "Tzefa"
  - 890th Paratroopers Battalion "Ef'a"
  - (5135th) Reconnaissance Battalion "Seraf"
- 55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit/Spearhead" (Reserve)
  - 28th Paratroopers Battalion
  - 66th Paratroopers Battalion
  - 71st Paratroopers Battalion
  - (6623rd) Reconnaissance Battalion
- 89th Commando Brigade "Oz/Courage"
  - Unit 212 "Maglan"
  - Unit 217 "Duvdevan"
  - Unit 621 "Egoz"
  - Commando School "Oz"
  - Aerial Medical Unit
- 551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei HaEsch/Arrows of Fire" (Reserve)
  - 697th Paratroopers Battalion
  - 699th Paratroopers Battalion
  - 7008th Paratroopers Battalion
  - (6551st) Reconnaissance Battalion
  - 8219th Combat Engineer Battalion
- 214th Artillery Brigade "David's Sling"
  - Artillery Battalion "Mithra" (Special Forces)
  - Artillery Battalion "Mauf" (Reserve)
  - Artillery Battalion "Metzok" (Reserve)
  - Artillery Battalion "Menor" (Reserve)
  - Artillery Battalion "Morg" (Reserve)
  - Target Acquisition Battalion "Moran"
  - Signal Company
- 8237th Division Logistic Brigade
  - Maintenance & Technology Battalion
    - Maintenance Company A
    - Maintenance Company B
    - Assistance Company
  - Movement Control Company
  - Ammunition Company
  - Medical Company
  - 2x Supply platoons
  - 3x Control squads
- 492nd Division Signal Battalion "Lapid"

Arms / commands / directorates / attachés

Arms	Sea Corps (Navy) Air Force Ground Forces
Commands	Northern Central Southern Home Front
Directorates	General Staff Operations Intelligence Personnel Planning Strategy and Third-Circle Technological and Logistics Computer Service Depth Corps
Attachés	Financial advisor Gender Affair Advisor Military Advocate General Court of Appeals Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories

Corps

Ground Forces	Infantry Armor Artillery Combat Engineering Combat Intelligence Collection
Infantry brigades	Oz Paratroopers Golani Nahal Givati Kfir
Armor brigades	7th 188th 401st 460th
Combat support and rear-front	Technology and Maintenance Medical Intelligence C4I Education Adjutant Logistics Military Police Rabbinate General

Divisions

Regular	36th Armored 98th Paratroopers 162nd Armored
Territorial	80th Edom 91st Galil 143rd Fire Fox 210th Bashan 877th Judea and Samaria
Reserve	99th Infantry 146th Armored 252nd Armored

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