Israeli military officer
Yaakov (Yaki) Dolf (Hebrew: יעקב (יקי) דולף; born 1976) is an Israeli Brigadier General serving as the commander of the IDF Judea and Samaria Division.
Military career
Dolf was drafted into the IDF in 1994. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a squad leader in the 890th Battalion. He became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and return to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader and company commander in counter-guerrilla operations in the South Lebanon security zone. Later on he served as the Brigade's Executive officer during the 2006 Lebanon War, and during Operation Cast Lead Dolf led the 890th Paratroopers Battalion.[1] Afterwards he commanded a Regional Brigade in the Gaza Division[2] and a reserve Paratroopers Brigade. In 2017 he was named commander of the Paratroopers Brigade and served in this position until 2021.[3][4] During his tenure as the commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, he was reprimanded over the deaths of two recruits during training exercises. He was subsequently appointed military secretary to Defense Minister Benny Gantz. In July 2022, it was announced that he would succeed Avi Bluth as commander of the Judea and Samaria Division.[5]
References
- ^ Gal Perl Finkel, Capability and daring in the IDF, The Jerusalem Post, March 13, 2019.
- ^ Gili Cohen, Israeli Army Announces Raft of New Brigade Chiefs, Haaretz, August 16, 2016.
- ^ Anna Ahronheim, Five commanders to be dismissed over soldier's death in training exercise, The Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2019.
- ^ מפקד חדש לחטיבת הצנחנים: יואב ברונר
- ^ IDF general previously censured over troop deaths tapped to lead West Bank division
