Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram takes charge of IDF’s Gaza Division
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram takes the reins of the IDF's Gaza Division, replacing Brig. Gen. Avi Rosenfeld, at a handover ceremony in the Gaza Strip, September 2, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram takes the reins of the IDF’s Gaza Division, replacing Brig. Gen. Avi Rosenfeld, who is quitting the military over his role in the failures that led to Hamas’s October 7 onslaught.
A handover ceremony took place this morning inside the Gaza Strip.
Hiram, the former commander of the 99th Division, was tapped to serve as the next Gaza Division head before the war.
The move was put on hold amid the fighting in Gaza, and Hiram’s involvement in the battle at Kibbutz Be’eri amid the October 7 onslaught.
An IDF tactical investigation into the battle at Be’eri has since cleared Hiram of any wrongdoing.
