INSIDE IDF SPECIAL FORCES: What a MONTH of Intense Combat in Gaza Looks Like

About this video

An IDF special forces operator describes his deployment experience following October 7th, including 295 days of combat across two tours in Gaza and one in Lebanon with only three breaks. He recounts the operational tempo of week-long rotations between forward operating bases, performing casualty evacuations, resupply missions, and security operations. The guest shares near-death experiences in Lebanon, including a near blue-on-blue incident and coming under heavy Hezbollah mortar fire while assisting other units.

Key takeaways

• The guest’s unit operated continuously for nearly a month before getting their first leave, then rotated in roughly one-week intervals between FOBs inside and outside Gaza
• The guest describes conducting casualty evacuations, resupply missions, and coordinating helicopter extractions with Israeli Air Force special forces in damaged buildings under constant fire
• The guest recounts two close calls in Lebanon: a communications failure that nearly resulted in friendly fire, and helping evacuate casualties after a Hezbollah mortar attack that he says could easily have hit his position

Episode details: published July 25, 2025 · 30.3K views · 15:41 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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