Yossi Bachar ( he, יוסי בכר; born 9 April 1964) is an Israeli

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(

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) who commands the IDF's General Staff Corps.

Military service

Bachar was drafted into the IDF in 1983. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an

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officer after completing

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. During his career Bachar led the Brigade's

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company, 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion and Maglan Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in

South Lebanon Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa Districts, the southernmost distric ...

.The Gaza Division’s New Commander
IDF Website, November 14, 2010. During Operation Defensive Shield he commanded

55th Paratroopers Brigade 55th Paratroopers Brigade, also known as "''Tip of The Spear Brigade''" ( he, עֻצְבַּת חוד החנית, ''Utzbat Hod Ha-Hanit''), is a reserve-service infantry Brigade in the Israeli Defense Forces. History The 55th Paratrooopers Brigad ...

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 The Israel Defense Forces Gaza Division (Territorial), is subordinate to the Southern Regional Command. Its area of operation is the Gaza Strip and the area surrounding it. The division's commander is Brigadier-General Eliezer Toledano. The G ...

. In September 2014 he was appointed as the commander of the IDF's General Staff Corps.

References

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