Yehuda Fuchs

Yehuda Fuchs (Hebrew: יהודה פוקס; born 10 April 1969) is an Israeli major general who commanded the Gaza Division of Israel Defense Forces.[1]

Yehuda Fuchs
Native name
יהודה פוקס
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969
Israel
Allegiance Israel
Service/branchIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1987–present
RankMajor general
UnitNahal Brigade
Commands held931st Nahal infantry battalion, Judea Regional Brigade, IDF's Officer Candidate School, Nahal Brigade, head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps, Gaza Division, Military Attaché to the United States
Battles/wars

Military career

Fuchs was drafted into the IDF in 1987. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a squad leader. He became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School.[2] Afterwards he transferred to the Nahal Brigade and served as a platoon leader and as a company commander.

Fuchs led the Brigade's Anti-tank company in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon, commanded a Nahal battalion in counter-terror operations in the Second Intifada. Later he commanded Judea Regional Brigade, IDF's Officer Candidate School and the Nahal Brigade. In 2014 he was appointed head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps, and in 2016, commander of the Gaza Division.

In 2019 he was appointed IDF's next military attaché in the United States.[3]

In February 2021 it was announced that Fuchs would replace the outgoing commander of the IDF Central Command sometime in the summer of 2021.[4]

References
  1. Gross, Judah Ari. "IDF chief taps new head for embattled Ground Forces". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. Gal Perl Finkel, Changing the rules in the Gaza Strip comes with a cost, The Jerusalem Post, 13 October 2018.
  3. Gal Perl Finkel, Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water, The Jerusalem Post, 9 August 2018.
  4. "מינויים חדשים במטכ"ל: ראש אמ"ן, פיקוד דרום ומרכז | כלכליסט".
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