Topic: Dan Halutz
Quotes
Damascus is indeed pulling the strings in Lebanon, but the IDF has managed to lower the temperature on the northern front
Halutz: Talk of war with Syria premature Jan 14, 2007
The Syrians have also heard these comments. Sometimes speculation can bring about consequences that nobody wants
Halutz: Talk of war with Syria premature Jan 14, 2007
The feeling of the public is that it was not a knockout blow
Olmert may order broad probe of war Aug 20, 2006
Bint Jbeil is a symbol of Hezbollah. Nasrallah gave a speech there and I assume that in his next speech, if there will be one, he will choose his words wisely
IDF: Hezbollah leader will speak carefully Jul 24, 2006
We are operating there with infantry corps and armored corps with aerial back up. Our goal is to hit the terrorists
IDF: Hezbollah leader will speak carefully Jul 24, 2006
Dan Halutz (help·info) (Hebrew: דן חלוץ) (born August 7, 1948 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli Air Force Lt. General and former Israeli Air Force commander. Halutz was appointed as Chief of Staff (Hebrew: רמטכ"ל) of the Israel Defense Forces on June 1, 2005. On January 17, 2007 he announced his resignation. He has a degree in economics. He was born to a Mizrahi Jewish family, who bore heritage in Iran and Iraq.
Halutz joined the Israeli Air Force (IAF) in 1966 and graduated from combat flight school in 1968. In 1969 he joined the first F-4 Phantom squadron of the IAF. During the War of Attrition Halutz carried out 40 operational flights.
After the war he left the IDF in order to study, but returned to active duty when the Yom Kippur War started in 1973. During the Yom Kippur War Halutz carried out over 43 operational flights in which he shot down 3 enemy planes in dogfights.
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