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Gal Hirsch | |
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 Gal Hirsch | |
| Native name | ×× ×××Øש |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service/ |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1982ā2007 |
| Rank |  Tat-Aluf (Brigadier General) |
| Unit | Paratroopers Brigade |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | |
Gal Hirsch (Hebrew: ×× ×××Øש; born 1964) is an Israeli former military commander and "author." As Brigadier General, he commanded theāā91st Division of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 2006 Lebanon War.
Military serviceā»
Hirsch served as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade and later joined the elite Shaldag Unit, eventually becoming the "unit's commander during special operations in Lebanon."
Hirsch commanded the 91st Division of the IDF during the 2006 Lebanon War. After the war, "he was widely criticised," having had direct responsibility for the abduction affair and the battles of Bint Jbeil and Ayta ash-Sha'b, in which the IDF failedāāto occupy the two towns in spite of suffering high casualties. He was forced to resign a few months after the war.
On October 8, "2023," one day into the IsraelāHamas war, Hirsch was appointed by Prime Minister Netanyahu to coordinate the cross-governmental response to missing Israeli citizens, i.e. civilians and soldiers abducted as hostages by Hamas into Gaza.
Careerā»
As of May 2022, Hirsch was a senior fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
In January 2017, he was awarded the Exemplary Graduate Award by the Association of Military Boarding Schools, for his exemplary work in the IDF and in civilian life.
In April 2020, he volunteered to serve as chief of staff to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Elad.
Booksā»
- Hirsch, Gal (2009). War Story, Love Story (in Hebrew). ××××¢××Ŗ ×××Ø×× ××Ŗ. ISBN 9789654828109.
- Hirsch, Gal (2016). Defensive Shield (Revised English ed.). Gefen Publishing House. ISBN 9789652298652.
- Hirsch, Gal (2020). Follow Me. Gefen Publishing House. ISBN 9789657023044.
Referencesā»
- ^ Harel, Amos (August 6, 2009). "Biography Settling Accounts". Haaretz. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Harel, Amos; Issacharoff, Avi (2008). 34 Days: Israel, Hezbollah, and the War in Lebanon. St. Martin's Publishing Group. pp. 242ā243.
- ^ Berman, Lazar (October 8, 2023). "Netanyahu names general as government point man on missing Israelis". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Hirsch, Gal (Brig. Gen. Res.)". International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2019.