Eliezer Toledano: Difference between revisions

Toledano was drafted into the IDF in 1991. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the [[Paratroopers Brigade]]. He served as a soldier and a [[squad leader]]. In 1990 he became an [[infantry]] officer after completing [[Officer Candidate School]] and return to the Paratroopers Brigade as a [[platoon leader]]. Toledano served as 890 "Efe" (Echis) paratroop battalion [[Executive officer]] during [[Operation Defensive Shield]], led 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion in counter-terror operations during the [[Second Intifada]]. Later on he commanded [[Maglan|Maglan Unit]] in the [[2006 Lebanon War]], including in [[Operation Beach Boys]]. Afterwords he served as the Executive officer of the [[Judea and Samaria Division]] and as the commander of a Reserve Paratroopers Brigade.<ref>Dana Petrov, [http://www.idf.il/1283-18971-en/Dover.aspx New commander for Paratroopers Brigade], [[IDF Website]], May 16, 2013.</ref> During [[Operation Protective Edge]] Toledano commanded the 35th [[Paratroopers Brigade]].<ref>[[Amos Harel]], [http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.652985 Israel's Paratroopers Want to Know They Will Not Die in Vain], [[Haaretz]], April 22, 2015.</ref> Afterwords he was appointed as the [[Military Secretary to the Prime Minister]].<ref>[http://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-idf-paratroopers-named-as-netanyahu-aide/ Head of IDF Paratroopers named as Netanyahu aide], [[The Times of Israel]], August 15, 2015.</ref> In October, 2018, he was named commander of the IDF's [[Gaza_Division|Gaza Division]].<ref>Judah Ari Gross, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/outgoing-gaza-division-chief-hamas-in-control-of-gaza-border-violence/ Outgoing Gaza Division chief: Hamas in control of Gaza border violence], [[The Times of Israel]], October 24, 2018.</ref>