On the Black Saturday, commander of the 13th battalion of the Golani brigade, Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg , was at home at Kibbutz Almog near the Dead Sea. On the morning of October 7, he rushed to the fighting arena at the Gaza environ communities, receiving firsthand information from his deputy that the area is swarming with Hamas terrorists, later learning that his deputy and another of the battalion’s officer have been wounded. Upon arriving at the arena, Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg engaged with numerous terrorists in kibbutz Kfar Aza, until he arrived at a home where two babies were lying quietly in their crib, with the bodies of their parents – murdered by Hamas terrorists – lying on the floor next to them. Greenberg and his soldiers wrapped the infants in a blanket and evacuated them in their armored personnel carrier. Battalion 13 under Lt. Col. Greenberg’s command, had displayed outstanding valor since October 7, losing 41 offices and soldiers in the battles of kibbutz Nachal Oz. The battalion has been playing a crucial role since the onslaught of the IDF ground maneuver into the Gaza Strip, taking part in unending battles within the Strip. The battalion seized the Hamas parliament building, the Gaza military police station, and the parade ground, where the terrorists convened before embarking on their murderous attack in Israel.
In the battle on December 12, 2023, four fighters from a combined Golani force, from the 53rd Battalion and from the Combat Engineering Corps, were ambushed by terrorists in the Shujaiya neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip. There was concern that one of the officers had been kidnapped into a tunnel shaft, and all the battalion commanders in the neighboring sectors rushed to the scene and began a battle to rescue the wounded. After two and a half hours of fierce battle, under pouring rain and incessant fire, nine officers and soldiers, including Lt. Col. Greenberg, fell. May his memory be blessed
