Eliezer Toledano
| Eliezer Toledano | |
|---|---|
 Eliezer Toledano (first from left) with Gen. Benny Gantz at the 35th Paratroopers Brigade command post in Operation Protective Edge. | |
| Native name | אליעזר טולדנו |
| Born | Israel |
| Allegiance |
 Israel |
| Service/branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1991- |
| Rank | Tat aluf (Brigadier general) |
| Unit | Paratroopers Brigade |
| Commands held | 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion, Maglan Unit, Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, Paratroopers Brigade, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| Battles/wars | |
Eliezer Toledano (Hebrew: אליעזר טולדנו; born 1973) is an Israeli Brigadier general (Tat aluf) who serves as the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Military service
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 as 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 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.[1] During Operation Protective Edge Toledano commanded the 35th Paratroopers Brigade.[2] Afterwords he was appointed as the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister.[3]
References
- ↑ Dana Petrov, New commander for Paratroopers Brigade, IDF Website, May 16, 2013.
- ↑ Amos Harel, Israel's Paratroopers Want to Know They Will Not Die in Vain, Haaretz, April 22, 2015.
- ↑ Head of IDF Paratroopers named as Netanyahu aide, The Times of Israel, August 15, 2015.