[4][5] Nahal Brigade soldiers are distinguished by their light green berets,[6] which earned them the nickname "sticklights" (Hebrew for glowsticks).

It operates on a rotational basis on the most volatile Israeli borders (Lebanon,[7] Syria[8] and Gaza[9]) as well as in the West Bank territories.

An IAF F-4 Phantom attacked the Battalion 931, advancing in open APCs in south-eastern Lebanon with cluster ammunition.

On 4 September 1982, a four-member Palestinian squad attacked an observation post manned by eight soldiers from the Nahal brigade.

The second fighter, Miloud Najah from Tunisia, avoided capture and attacked an IDF base outside Kiryat Shemona in northern Israel, manned by Nahal brigade soldiers.

Mandel, a religious nationalist Israeli settler, had previously signed a letter calling for the flow of aid into Gaza to be restricted.

[19] The Nahal Brigade has lost 67 soldiers and commanders during the war, including during the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel itself.

[21] Consists primarily of physical conditioning, Krav Maga, rifle training and the qualifying obstacle course.

There they learn to survive for the first time on combat rations, limited water, extreme desert heat, sleep deprivation, and field injuries all while being subjected to intense physical activity.

In 2010 Nahal soldiers from the 50th Battalion produced IDF Tick Tock, a viral video of themselves dancing as a flash mob in the streets of Hebron.

[30] Soldiers in this battalion undergo an additional eight months of training in krav maga, urban combat, navigation, camouflage, parachuting and other specialized courses.

During periods of low intensity conflict, the companies are tasked with capturing enemies of the state and serve as counter-terrorism forces, raiding terrorist homes and hideouts.