7th Armored Brigade (Israel)

Hativa Sheva Armor Brigade
Hativa Sheva Armor Brigade
	Insignia of the 7th Brigade
Active	1948–present
Country	Israel
Branch	Army
Type	Armor
Part of	Northern Command
Garrison/HQ	Camp Katsabia
Engagements	1948 Arab–Israeli War; 1956 Sinai War; Six-Day War; War of Attrition; Yom Kippur War; 1982 Lebanon War; 2006 Lebanon War; 2008 Lebanon War; Israel–Hamas war;
Decorations	; Gold Medal of Military Valor of the Italian Republic
Commanders
Current; commander	colonel Yiftach Norkin
Notable; commanders	Avigdor Kahalani, Shmuel Gonen, Yanush ben gal

The 7th Armored Brigade (Hebrew: חטיבה שבע, Hativa Sheva) is a military formation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Formed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and still in operation, it is the oldest armored brigade in the IDF. Since then, the brigade has taken part in all the IDF's main operations, and stands today as one of 3 main armoured brigades of the IDF.

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