| Alexandroni Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Brigade insignia | |
| Active | 1948–present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Type | Reserves |
| Size | Brigade |
| Engagements | 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Yom Kippur War |
The Alexandroni Brigade (3rd Brigade) is an Israel Defense Forces brigade that has fought in multiple Israeli wars.[1]
During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Alexandroni Brigade perpetrated the Tantura massacre of around 40–200 Palestinian villagers.[2]
Along with the 7th Armoured Brigade both units had 139 killed during the first battle of Latrun (1948), Operation Ben Nun Alef. The commanding officer was Dan Even.
Today the unit is a reserve unit.
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Main article: Tantura massacre |
During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, around 40–200 Palestinian Arab villagers from Tantura were massacred by the Israeli Defense Force's Alexandroni Brigade. The massacre, which took place on the night of 22–23 May 1948, occurred following the surrender of Tantura, a village of roughly 1,500 people in 1945 located near Haifa. The bodies of the victims were buried in mass graves, one of which was later covered and a carpark constructed above it.[2][3]
After an Israeli researcher Teddy Katz produced a master's degree thesis in the 1990s claiming Israeli units committed a massacre of Palestinians at Tantura, the Alexandroni Brigade's veterans sued him for defamation. However, in 2023, an Israeli documentary was published on the Tantura massacre, which managed to interview and film many veterans who agreed to talk about the massacre.[4]
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