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Yehuda Fox
Israeli Major general
Yehuda Fox (also Yehuda Fuchs, Hebrew: יהודה פוקס) (born 10 April 1969) is an Israeli major general who currently commands the Central Command.[1]
Yehuda Fox | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יהודה פוקס |
| Born | (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 55) Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service/ |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1987–present |
| 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, Military Attaché to the United States |
| Battles/wars | |
Previously he has commanded the Gaza Division of Israel Defense Forces.[2]
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.[3] Afterwards, he transferred to the Nahal Brigade and served as a platoon leader and as a company commander.
Fox 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.[4]
In 2021, he replaced the outgoing commander of Central Command.[1]
On April 2024, Israeli Media has announced he is stepping down from his position in the summer. Israeli Media, however, did not specify the reason behind Fox’s planned resignation, which was announced hours after Aharon Haliva resigned over his failure to predict the Hamas attack.[5]
- Zeyton, Yoav (11 February 2021). "מינויים חדשים במטכ"ל: ראש אמ"ן, פיקוד דרום ומרכז | כלכליסט" [New appointments at the General Staff: Head of Military Intelligence, Southern and Central Command]. Calcalist (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- Gross, Judah Ari (17 February 2019). "IDF chief taps new head for embattled Ground Forces". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- Finkel, Gal Perl (13 October 2018). "Changing the rules in the Gaza Strip comes with a cost". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- Finkel, Gal Perl (9 August 2018). "Don't throw out the baby with the bath water". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "2nd Israel army commander resigns amid Gaza war". Middleeastmonitor.