Footage recorded by the Israeli Defense Force on the inside of a tank with the 13th Battalion of the Golani Infantry Brigade shows a sanitized version of IDF troops reacting to contact. This is par for the course with Israeli combat footage, as all of their content is redacted and sanitized before it is released to the general public.

The IDF did not state where this was filmed, only that it was the 13th Battalion of the Golani Infantry Brigade being supported by members of the 53rd Armor Brigade.

If you're wondering why I mentioned the redactions and sanitation of the footage prior to it's release, it's because the IDF maintains release authority of all footage recorded by their Soldiers. This system ensures that they maintain positive control of the narrative coming out of their side of the conflict, which is important for them based on the world's general reaction to the IDF doing literally anything, ever.

This stance is not too different than what you see with the modern American military. In the past, any Soldier or Marine could wear a GoPro on deployment. Towards the end of major combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014, the U.S. military also started ratcheting down on this due to the proliferation of combat footage on the internet.

We may or may not have been the primary cause of that policy for the United States.

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Josh Brooks

Josh is an American writer and former USMC machine gunner with eight years of experience in ground combat arms throughout the GWOT. He is currently based in Texas and specializes in combat footage analysis and digital marketing.Follow Josh at OfficialJoshBrooks.com