55th Paratroopers Brigade

The Israel Defense Forces 55th Paratroopers Brigade, also known as the "Tip of The Spear Brigade" (Hebrew: עֻצְבַּת חוד החנית‎, Utzbat Hod Ha-Hanit), is a reserve-service infantry Brigade in the Israeli Defense Forces. It is subordinate to the 98th Paratroopers Division. It was re-designated as the 247th Paratroopers Brigade from 1969-2006.

The brigade is an elite unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) which over the years has taken part in a number of the IDF's operations, including the Battle of Ammunition Hill during the Six-Day War, Operation Abirey-Halev during the Yom Kippur War, the 1982 Lebanon War and the 2006 Lebanon War.