The Bislamach[a] (Hebrew: ביסלמ"ח) is the Israel Defense Forces body responsible for the training of all Infantry Corps squad commanders and platoon sergeants.

Established in 1974 under the command of Yaakov Hasdai [he], [1] the school comprises three operative battalions (17th, 906th, and 450th), ordinarily used for training.

Before Operation Rainbow, during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the brigade's soldiers participated in searching the Philadelphi Route for the bodies of the soldiers from the Sayeret Yahalom, who were killed during the armoured personnel carrier disaster of May 11–12, 2004.

[3] At the start of March the unit replaced the 89th paratroopers brigade in Khan Younis.

[5] On October 16, 2024, the 17th Battalion Brigade unexpectedly encountered Yahya Sinwar in Rafah,[6] and killed him in a shootout;[7] his identity was determined after the firefight via DNA matching and dental records.