Force Atlas

36th Division

ISRAEL · LEVANT COMMANDS AND FORMATIONS (ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES) · DIVISION

Part of Levant commands and formations (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel Active Subordination reported
Assessed as of
2026-10
Reviewed
2026-10-12
Confidence
moderate
  • State affiliation · Israel
  • Vigil category device · not official insignia
Identity provenance

State affiliation: Israel.

Vigil category device — drawn from this record’s own domain, echelon and role. Not an official insignia.

In brief

A regular armoured manoeuvre division: in Gaza in 2023–24, committed to the south-Lebanon ground operation in October 2024, and reported in the expanded Lebanon operation from March 2026.

Scope
Structure, role, lineage and links. No subordinate records published.
Subordination
Subordination reported
Record state
Stub

About this record

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Lineage & institutional history

Formal parent institution: Israel Defense Forces; assigned to regional commands by period (Gaza 2023–24, Lebanon 2024 and 2026)

Campaigns

Campaigns naming this organisation as a participant. The campaign record owns the relationship and grades it; this list is computed.

  • Israel's Gaza war Supporting force · Since 7 October 2023 · high confidence · as of 2025-09

    Named in IDF press releases in northern Gaza in November 2023, in Rafah and Khan Younis from April to May 2025, and entering the Gaza City area in September 2025 under Gideon's Chariots II. Its attachment varies by period.

  • The Lebanon front, 2023–2024 Supporting force · 8 October 2023 – 27 November 2024 · moderate confidence · as of 2024-10

    Reported by the IDF as joining the ground operation in early October 2024.

  • The 2026 Lebanon war Supporting force · Since 2 March 2026 · high confidence · as of 2026-03

    Named in IDF statements as joining the ground operation on 17 March 2026.

Confidence: Moderate Methodology Corrections

Assessed as of — 2026-10 Last reviewed — 2026-10-12

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Connected records

3 records that this organisation names, or that name it — every one an explicit reference in a published record, nothing inferred from subject matter.

Participates in3

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