The Mount and Gai events Lt. Col. Rafi Milo, commander of the 13th battalion
Milo commanded the battalion, among other things, during the kidnapping attempt in Ajjar, which took place in 2005 on the Israel-Lebanon border by Hezbollah members. The Hezbollah organization failed in its attempt to kidnap Israeli soldiers, after an IDF ambush killed four of its soldiers and led to the immediate withdrawal of the rest of the force. This event was accompanied by various fire incidents on the northern border, which lasted for many hours. Shortly after the terrorists appeared, the commander of the 13th Battalion of Golani, Lt. Col. Rafi Milo, and also participated in the fighting. During the incident he killed one of the Hezbollah terrorists. For the way in which he fought and commanded in the event, he was awarded the Commander-in-Chief's Medal, from Udi Adam, Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Command.
