Yehuda Fuchs

Yehuda Fox
Yehuda Fox
	Yehuda Fox
Native name	יהודה פוקס
Born	Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Service/branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1987–
Rank	Major general
Unit	Nahal Brigade
Commands held	931st Nahal infantry battalion, Judea Regional Brigade, IDF's Officer Candidate School, Nahal Brigade, head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps, Gaza Division
Battles/wars	South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000); First Intifada; Second Intifada; Operation Defensive Shield; 2006 Lebanon War; Operation Cast Lead; Operation Pillar of Defense; Operation Protective Edge;

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

Military service

Fox 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. During his career Fox led the Brigade's Anti-tank company in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon, commanded a Nahal battlion in counter-terror operations in the Second Intifada. Later on he commanded Judea Regional Brigade, IDF's Officer Candidate School and the Nahal Brigade. In 2014 he was appointed as head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps, and in 2016 he was appointed as the commander of the Gaza Division. In 2019 he was appointed as IDF's next military attaché in the United States.[3]

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References

Gross, Judah Ari. "IDF chief taps new head for embattled Ground Forces". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
Gal Perl Finkel, Changing the rules in the Gaza Strip comes with a cost, The Jerusalem Post, 13 October 2018.
Gal Perl Finkel, Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water, The Jerusalem Post, 9 August 2018.

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[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.