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Nitzan Alon
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Nitzan Alon is a retired Israeli Major General who served as commander of the Israel Defense Forces Central Command from 2012 to 2015. He began his military career in the elite Sayeret Matkal special forces unit, commanding it from 1998 to 2001. Alon subsequently commanded the 551st Brigade, the Etzyon Regional Brigade, and the Judea and Samaria Division. In October 2023, he was appointed commander of the IDF intelligence array for locating abducted and missing persons and joined Israel's hostage negotiation team.
In the news: Faced public criticism and backlash after stating that Israel could have achieved its goals and freed the hostages a year earlier.
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