Combat
The unit is responsible for areas of operation around the Jenin area. The soldiers regularly go out on arrests and missions in the West Bank area with a high rate of success.
The battalion lost its first casualty on August 19, 2006 when Muhammad Ban-Yuda of Tammun, a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, shot and killed Staff Sergeant Roi Farjoun of Yehud at the Beka'ot Checkpoint east of Nablus. A nearby Netzah Yehuda soldier then opened fire and killed Ban-Yuda.
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