Outgoing Maglan Commander Describes Two Years of Fighting, Wounds, and October 7 Shock

After two years of combat across every front, Lt. Col. B. is stepping down as commander of the Maglan commando unit. In a special interview with Channel 13, he reflects on the unit’s recent battles and on leaving the post after an intense period of war.

He says one of the main challenges was dealing with Hezbollah’s drone threat. He also reveals for the first time that he was wounded at Beaufort, giving new detail about injuries he sustained during the fighting.

B. also returns to the moment from October 7 that he says he will never forget. “It hit me, the penny dropped, when they told me that they had been abducted,” he says, referring to the Hamas-led attacks and the hostage-taking that followed. The interview marks his farewell to the elite commando unit after a long operational run in multiple arenas.