Yehuda Vach
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Yehuda Vach | |
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 Vach in November 2022 | |
| Native name | יהודה ואך |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Branch |  Israel Defense Forces |
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Yehuda Vach (Hebrew: יהודה ואך, born 1979), is an Israeli military officer who has served in the Lebanon and Gaza wars. He is also a musician.[1]
Yehuda Vach was born in 1979 in Kiryat Arba, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[1]
He attended the Bnei David mechina in Eli, another West Bank settlement. The school provides religious as well as paramilitary training in preparation for military service in the IDF.[2][3]
Military service
| Date | Rank | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 onwards | Officer | Active Officer |
| 2006 | Officer | Participant in the Lebanon War |
| 2019 | Commander Brigade 769[4] | |
| 2021 | Colonel | Commander Heiram Brigade, Northern Command.[5] |
| Aug 2021- June 2023 | Colonel | Commander of Bahad 1, IDF officers' school[6][7] |
| July 2024 - Dec 2024 | Brigadier General | Gaza war, Commander of Netzarim Corridor (252nd Div) |
| August 2024 - Present | Brigadier General | Gaza war, Commander of 252nd "Sinai" Division[8] |
