Abu Shusha
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Abu Shusha was a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located 8 km southeast of Ramle. It was ethnically cleansed in May 1948.
Abu Shusha in the 1871-77 PEF Survey of Palestine
Abu Shusha 1945 Scale 1:250,000
Abu Shusha 1945
Givati Brigade
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The "Givati" Brigade is the name of two Israel Defense Forces brigades: the 5th Brigade, an infantry brigade formed in 1947; and the 84th Brigade, an infantry brigade formed in 1983.
Abu Shusha
…were allotted to cereals, 54 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards, while 24 dunams were built-up (urban) areas. The village was attacked by the Givati Brigade on May 13–14, 1948 during Operation Barak. A few inhabitants fled but most remained. The Givati troops were immediately replaced by militia men from…
"Rimon" (Pomegranate) special operations unit
Members of the Givati Brigade praying at the Western Wall, 2010
The reconnaissance company of the Givati Brigade during an exercise, 2009
Flagstaff at basic training base