Yaakov Dolf

Yaakov Dolf
Yaakov Dolf, June 2019
Native name	יעקב (יקי) דולף
Nickname(s)	Yaki
Born	Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Service / branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1994–
Rank	Tat Aluf (Brig. General)
Unit	Paratroopers Brigade
Commands	890 "Efe" (Echis) paratroop battalion, Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, Regional Brigade in the Gaza Division, Paratroopers Brigade
Battles / wars	South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) Second Intifada 2006 Lebanon War Operation Cast Lead Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Protective Edge

Yaakov (Yaki) Dolf (Hebrew: יעקב (יקי) דולף; born 1976) is an Israeli Brigadier General serving as the commander of the IDF Judea and Samaria Division.

Military career

Dolf was drafted into the IDF in 1994. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a squad leader in the 890th Battalion. He became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and return to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader and company commander in counter-guerrilla operations in the South Lebanon security zone. Later on he served as the Brigade's Executive officer during the 2006 Lebanon War, and during Operation Cast Lead Dolf led the 890th Paratroopers Battalion. Afterwards he commanded a Regional Brigade in the Gaza Division and a reserve Paratroopers Brigade. In 2017 he was named commander of the Paratroopers Brigade and served in this position until 2021. During his tenure as the commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, he was reprimanded over the deaths of two recruits during training exercises. He was subsequently appointed military secretary to Defense Minister Benny Gantz. In July 2022, it was announced that he would succeed Avi Bluth as commander of the Judea and Samaria Division.