Aharon Haliva

Aharon Haliva (Hebrew: אהרון חליוה‎; born 1967) is an Israeli Major general (Aluf) who commandes the IDF's Operations Directorate.

Aharon Haliva
Aharon Haliva (first from right) with Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi in Exercise of the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, Sept 2010.
Native name
אהרון חליוה
BornIsrael
Allegiance Israel
Service/branchIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1985-
RankAluf (Major general)
UnitParatroopers Brigade
Commands held202 "Tsefa" (Viper) paratroop battalion, 55th Paratroopers Brigade, Efraim Regional Brigade, the IDF's Officer Candidate School (Bahad 1), Paratroopers Brigade, 98th Paratroopers Division, the Operations Division of the IDF's Operations Directorate, the IDF's Technological and Logistics Directorate
Battles/wars

Military service

Haliva was drafted into the IDF in 1985. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School. Haliva fought as a platoon leader at the 202 paratroop battalion in Operation Law and Order in Lebanon.[1] later on he led 202 paratroop battalion in South Lebanon and during the Second Intifada.[2] Afterwards he commanded the Paratroopers Brigade's training base and the 55th Paratroopers Brigade. later on he led the Efraim Regional Brigade in counter-terror operations and commanded the IDF's Officer Candidate School (Bahad 1). Then he was assigned as the commander of the 35th Paratroopers Brigade.[3]

Later on he commanded the 98th Paratroopers Division, the Operations Division of the IDF's Operations Directorate and in 2016 he was appointed head of the IDF's Technological and Logistics Directorate.[4]

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References
  1. Gal Perl Finkel, Potential for strategic turns, The Jerusalem Post, February 16, 2020.
  2. Gal Perl Finkel, Importance of IDF Ground Forces in new army appointments, The Jerusalem Post, February 21, 2019.
  3. Amos Harel, The Soldiers Charge, the Generals Quarrel, Haaretz, February 11, 2010.
  4. Gili Cohen, Israel's Social Protests Undermined Military Training, Says IDF Reserve Commander, Haaretz, february 13, 2012.
  5. Haliva, Aharon (September 2016). "More of the Same The Need for Conceptual Leap in Force Design" (PDF). The Dado Center Journal. 9.
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