Kammala wannan jumlar: An kafa Givati a watan Disamba na 1947 kuma an sanya shi a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Shimon Avidan. A farkon yakin Palasdinu na 1948, an tuhumi brigade da ayyukan a yankin tsakiyar Isra'ila, tare da shiga cikin ayyukan "Hametz", "Barak" da "Pleshet". Yayin da yakin ya shiga cikinta
Mataki na biyu, Givati ya zama Brigade na 5, an koma kudu, kuma ya fi mayar da hankali a kusa da Gedera, Gan Yavne da Be'er Tuvia. Bataliya ɗaya ta yi yaƙi a gaban Urushalima, tana shiga cikin Operation Nachshon da Battles of Latrun.