Negev Brigade

The Negev Brigade (aka. 12th Brigade, Hayyot HaNagev in Hebrew) was an Israeli infantry brigade that served in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. It consisted of four Palmach battalions. The Negev Brigade participated in Operation Yoav in the Negev Desert in the latter part of the war.

Outside Be'er Sheva stands Dany Daravan's sculpture "Monument to the Negev Brigade", photo.