Itai Veruv

Itai Veruv (Hebrew: איתי וירוב‎; born 1966) is a general (aluf) who commands the Military Colleges of Israel Defense Forces.

Itai Veruv
Native name
איתי וירוב
BornIsrael
Allegiance Israel
Service/branchIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1985-
RankAluf (Major general)
UnitParatroopers Brigade
Commands held101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion, 55th Paratroopers Brigade, Kfir Brigade, Gaza Division,
Battles/wars

Military service

Veruv was drafted into the IDF in 1985. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School. During his career Veruv commanded a paratroopers company and 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon.[1] Afterwards he commanded Hiram Formation (Northern Command), and led 55th Paratroopers Brigade during the 2006 Lebanon War.[2] In his next position he commanded Kfir Brigade.[3] In 2014 he was appointed as the commander of the Gaza Division and in 2016 as the chief of staff of the GOC Army Headquarters. On 2019 he was promoted to the rank of aluf (Major general) and was given command on the Military Colleges.

References
  1. Gal Perl Finkel, Wisdom is in the timing, The Jerusalem Post, December 12, 2019.
  2. Gal Perl Finkel, Importance of IDF Ground Forces in new army appointments, The Jerusalem Post, February 21, 2019.
  3. Hanan Greenberg, Case against IDF officer closed, Ynetnews, 01 January 2011.
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