Native name יוסי בכר Years of service 1983- Service/branch Israel Defense Forces | Allegiance Israel Rank Aluf (Major general) Unit Paratroopers Brigade | |
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Battles/wars South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
First Intifada
Second Intifada
2006 Lebanon War
Operation Cast Lead
Operation Pillar of Defense
Operation Protective Edge Battles and wars South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Commands helds Gaza Division, Maglan, 55th Paratroopers Brigade | ||
Yossi Bachar (Hebrew: יוסי בכר; born 1967) is an Israeli Major general (Aluf) who commandes the IDF's General Staff Corps.
Military service
Bachar was drafted into the IDF in 1983. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an as an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School. During his career Bachar led the Brigade's Reconnaissance company, 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion and Maglan Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon. During Operation Defensive Shield he commanded 55th Paratroopers Brigade and afterwords he led the 35th Paratroopers Brigade in counter-terror operations in the Second Intifada. Bachar was then assigned to command the Gaza Division. In September 2014 he was appointed as the commander of the IDF's General Staff Corps.