Jayar Davidov ( he, ג'יי אר דוידוב; 8 October 1979 – 7 October 2023) was an Israeli police officer who was a police commander in

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and a

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in the Israel Police. Davidov was killed in the stand-off in Ofakim during the

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Career

Davidov began his service as an officer with the Israel Border Police and later served as head of the police station in Ramat Negev and as Intelligence Officer in Be'er Sheva. In 2019, he was appointed commander of the Central Unit of Lakhish, one of the three units comprising the South District. Within the scope of the region were the top organized crime syndicates, including numerous mafia organizations originating from

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, Georgia and the

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, as well as local Israeli crime bosses. With dozens of indictments against high-profile felons and their physical removal from the region, he was "the terror of organized crime in Israel". In 2021, the Central Unit under his command was awarded a citation of excellence by the Police Commissioner."בפעילותכם סיכלתם טרור עברייני חסר מעצורים"
In December 2022, he assumed position as chief of police in the city

, the only municipality in Israel of the

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community with the status of a city.

Death

On 7 October 2023, he was killed along with three of his officers in a shooting battle with Palestinian militants in the vicinity of Ofakim during the outbreak of the

. At the time of his death, he was designated to lead the founding of a new Central Unit for the entire South District.ג'יי אר דוידוב, מפקד משטרת רהט, נהרג בקרב ליד אופקים
At the time of his death, Davidov was a Chief Superintendent.

References

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