Tamir Yadai

Tamir Yadai is an Israeli general (aluf) who is the current commander of the IDF's Central Command.[1]

Tamir Yadai
Tamir Yadai
BornIsrael
Allegiance Israel
Service/branchIsrael Defense Forces
RankAluf (Major general)
UnitGolani Brigade
Battles/wars

Biography

Yadai joined the IDF in 1988, and was deployed in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade. Passed a training course as a combat officer and an infantry commander. After completing an infantry officer course, he returned to the 51st Battalion and was assigned to a platoon commander, and subsequently served in combat in the security force. Battalion operations. Subsequently, he was assigned to a company commander in the 51st Battalion. Subsequently, he was appointed Lieutenant Commander of the 12th Battalion. He later served as an officer of the Golani Brigade. He was then appointed Deputy Chief of Staff, Shaul Mofaz.

On March 1, 1998, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed commander of the 13th Battalion. During the post, he led a force in the pursuit of a Hamas terrorist in the Hebron region, and was wounded in a collision. As a result of his injury, he resigned as the battalion commander in 1999. The wound was appointed commander of the Walnut unit in 2000, and led her to fight, among other things, in Operation Defensive Shield, including the conquest of the Muqata in Ramallah.

On June 3, 2002, he was promoted to Colonel and appointed commander of Baram, and served in the post until 2004. After graduation, he was appointed commander of the Golani Brigade on September 4, 2005, and commanded the division, among others, during the Second Lebanon War including Battle of Bint Jbeil, where the brigade fighters hit about 40 Hezbollah terrorists, and at the end of the battle he led the rescue of the eight killed from the 51st Battalion.[2] Due to budgetary and operational constraints, he served until August 27, 2008. After twenty years of service in the Golani Brigade, he left for a school year. On July 1, 2009, he was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed commander of the Red Cross . In August 2011, he commanded IDF and IDF forces who were summoned to the division, following the terrorist attack in southern Israel, in which terrorists penetrated Sinai, killing 6 civilian police officer and soldier. And wounded another 30 civilians, leading the activities in the field that led to the killing of the terrorists. On April 4, 2013, he was appointed Commander of the Yeshua Division [11] [12], and commanded the division, among others, in Operation "Return Brothers", in which position he served until August 5, 2015. At the end of the position he left for studies. Commanders On February 2, 2017, he was promoted to the rank of champion and on February 5 took up his position as commander of the Home Front Command, commanding him, among other things, during the outbreak of the coronavirus in Israel.[3] On February 25, 2020, it was decided to appoint the next commander of the Central Command.

Yadai lives in Kfar Saba, married to Yifat and father of three.

References
  1. Israeli General Staff website
  2. Asael Lubotzky, From the Wilderness and Lebanon, Koren Publishers Jerusalem, (2016). ISBN 978-1592644179.
  3. "IDF: Hotels being readied to treat mild cases of coronavirus". Ynetnews. March 16, 2020.
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