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Monday, May 16, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Monday, May 16, 2016
IDF appoints new commander to elite unit
A new commander of the army’s elite Egoz Reconnaissance Unit entered his position today, the IDF announces.
The previous commander, a lieutenant colonel known only by the Hebrew letter “Yud,” leaves the position after two years.
Egoz was once a part of the Golani Brigade, but was moved to the IDF’s newly formed Commando Brigade in late 2015. However, members of the elite unit still bear the Golani Brigade’s brown beret.
In the 2014 Gaza war, “Yud” was seriously wounded, though he later recuperated and returned to his position.
— Judah Ari Gross
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