Yehuda Fox

Yehuda Fox (also Yehuda Fuchs, Hebrew: יהודה פוקס; born 10 April 1969) is an Israeli major general who commands the Central Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

[4] Afterwards, he transferred to the Nahal Brigade and served as a platoon leader and as a company commander.

In 2014, he was appointed head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps, and in 2016, commander of the Gaza Division.

[1] In April 2024, Israeli media has announced he is stepping down from his position in the summer; however, it did not specify the reason behind Fox’s planned resignation, which was announced hours after Aharon Haliva resigned over his failure to predict the Hamas attack.

[6] In his retirement speech in July 2024, Fox described his feelings of guilt in the face of the army’s failure in preventing October 7 massacre.