8th Armored Brigade (Israel)
ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE COMBAT FORMATION
8th Armoured Brigade (Israel); 8th Brigade (Israel); 89th Commando Battalion
The 8th Armored Brigade (, Hativa Shmoneh) was an Israeli mechanized brigade headquartered near Jerusalem. It was the Israel Defense Forces' first armoured brigade which possessed tanks, jeeps and armored personnel carriers (APCs), whereas all other IDF units at the time were entirely infantry-based.