Tamir Yadai
Tamir Yadai is an Israeli major general (aluf) who commands the Ground Forces Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Biography Yadai joined the IDF in 1988, and was deployed in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Brigade. He graduated the officer training course as a combat officer and infantry commander. Afterwards he returned to the 51st Battalion and was assigned as a platoon commander. Subsequently, he was assigned to be a company commander in the 51st Battalion. He was then appointed Lieutenant Commander of the 12th Battalion. He later served as an officer of the Golani Brigade. He was then appointed Chief of staff to the IDF Deputy Chief of Staff, Shaul Mofaz. On 1 March 1998, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed commander of the 13th Battalion. During the post, he led a force in the pursuit of a Hamas terrorist in the Hebron region, and was wounded in a collision. As a result of his injury, he was reassigned as the commander of the egoz unit in 2000, and led the unit to fight, in Operation Defensive Shield, including the siege and capture of the Muqata in Ramallah. On 3 June 2002, he was promoted