| 877th Judea and Samaria Division | |
|---|---|
 The 877th Judea and Samaria Division patch | |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Country |  Israel |
| Branch | _Gray.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Israeli Ground Forces |
| Type | Combined arms |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | Central Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Beit El |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier-General Yaniv Alaluf |
The 877th Division "Judea and Samaria" (Hebrew: אוּגְדָּת אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, Ugdat Ezor Yehuda VeShomron; also known as the West Bank Division) is a regional division in the Israel Defense Forces' Central Command. It is responsible for Israeli military activity in the Judea and Samaria Area, i.e. the main part of the West Bank presently under Israeli-occupation.[1]
Mission
The division was established in 1988 after the outbreak of the First Intifadah. The division serves as a command level for all IDF forces in the West Bank, and as a results is engaged in an ongoing fight against Palestinian political violence within the Palestinian National Authority-administered territory, as well as against attempts by Palestinian militants to infiltrate Israel to commit suicide attacks.
The division is responsible for the seven Palestinian cities of Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron.
The formal tasks of the division include confronting Palestinian political violence, confronting disturbances of law and order by Palestinians, securing transportation routes in the region, and defending Israeli settlements.
Activities
The division carries out various actions and arrests of Palestinian militants on a daily basis. This active level of operations often relies on the sayarot (Israeli special forces), units from the Central Command, the Duvdevan unit, and the Israel Border Police's Yamam.
The division's headquarters are located in the vicinity of Beit El, north of Ramallah.
Division organization 2023
- 877th Division (Judea and Samaria Territorial Division)
421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" – Qalqilya sector
426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" – Bethlehem sector
431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" – Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" – Hebron sector
442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" – Nablus sector
443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" – Ramallah sector and Road 443
Division Signals Battalion "Ofek"
636th Field Intelligence Battalion "Nitzan"
Military Police Battalion "Erez"- Combat Engineer Company "Wild Cats"
See also
References
- ↑ The Jordan Valley Brigade, the regional brigade controlling the Easternmost part of the West Bank does not belong to the Judea and Samaria Division.