Yossi_Bachar
Yossi Bachar
Israeli Major general
Yossi Bachar (Hebrew: יוסי בכר; born 9 April 1964) is an Israeli Major general (Aluf) who commands the IDF's General Staff Corps.
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| Native name | יוסי בכר |
| Born | (1964-04-09) 9 April 1964 (age 60) Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service/ | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1983- |
| Rank | Aluf (Major general) |
| Unit | Paratroopers Brigade |
| Commands held | 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion, Maglan Unit, 55th Paratroopers Brigade, Paratroopers Brigade, Gaza Division, IDF's General Staff Corps |
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Bachar was drafted into the IDF in 1983. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School. During his career Bachar led the Brigade's Reconnaissance company,[1] 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion[2] and Maglan Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon.[3] During Operation Defensive Shield he commanded 55th Paratroopers Brigade and afterwards he led the 35th Paratroopers Brigade in counter-terror operations in the Second Intifada. Bachar was then assigned to command the Gaza Division. In September 2014 he was appointed as the commander of the IDF's General Staff Corps.
- Lilach Shoval, The chosen ones, Israel Hayom, September 23, 2011.
- Gal Perl Finkel, When good commander doesn't equal a good politician, The Jerusalem Post, Mars 7, 2019.
- The Gaza Division’s New Commander, IDF Website, November 14, 2010.