Hi,
The last time I been to the Tank junction (or Shi’on junction, after the stream that run underneath it) was when we took responsibility over during the Hasbani Valley (as we call it – Caught a Line) during military reserve duty on February 2024.
Back then, we were not allowed to drive the roads around it during the day, only at night for the fear of Hezbollah anti-tank missiles.
It was a cold and rainy night we first got there, and we stood our vehicles behind the high protective concrete walls that were located there for the same reason (Hezbollah anti-tank missiles threat).
Now that the Hasbani Valley is no longer a closed military area, you can drive the roads freely, and the concrete walls were removed.
Standing on the junction, you can see freely all the way to El-Khiyam (in Lebanon) and Ghajar underneath it (the junction allows to those driving between Golan Heights and Qiryat Shmona to turn to Ghajar)
The name of the junction comes from the Syrian Tank of the attack on Kibbutz Dan in the Six Day war, which was hit and stuck here. Now the tank stands in Kibbutz Dan, near Ussishkin house (another tank of the six on the attack is stuck upside down in the Banias stream)
Take Care
Gad
Looking North East from the junction on the Western slopes of mount Dov – This all view was blocked by T-Section concrete walls last year
Looking south-east from the junction
Looking North West on the junction: the mountain on the left is Mount Dov, on the right is Mount Hermon, and in between Shi’on stream
The minefield on Shi’on stream and an abandoned car in. The rumor is that one tried to commit suicide by driving his car into the minefield, but it did not blow up – just got stuck.
The memorial for Dov (Dobi) Adar, son of Yehuda Katz, we fell in the raid on El-Khiyam, 6th of Shevat, 5731 (January 31, 1971), may God avenge his blood.
A memorial also for his brother in soul, who built the memorial for his friend, Captain Yosef (Yossi) Dirahli, who fell in Quneitra on the 26th of Cheshvan, 5733 (November 3, 1972).
The old bridge and the new bridge over Shi’on stream
Shi’on stream running from North East, from the bridge (the all area is minefield)
A memorial in honor of Corporal Yehoram Shiloni, who fell on the 24th of Tevet, 5732 (January 10, 1972), during the raid on the village of Hamma.
Kibbutz Snir on a hill above the junction
Looking North East you can El-Khiyam on the mountain (in Lebanon), Ghajar underneath it and a minefield with Drimias
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