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Ex-deputy head of 162nd Division given command of 401st Armored Brigade, following death of Col. Ehsan Daqsa
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi walks alongside Col. Meir Biderman, the commander of the 417th territorial brigade at the brigade's base in the northern Jordan Valley, February 28, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
Col. Meir Biderman, the former deputy head of the 162nd Division, has been appointed as the new commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, following the death of Col. Ehsan Daqsa.
Biderman was initially nominated as the acting commander of the 401st Brigade immediately after Daqsa was killed.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has now decided, with the approval of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, to make the nomination official.
Daqsa was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
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