Itzhak Brik

Itzhak Brik (Hebrew: יצחק בריק; born November 7, 1947, Gal On) is an Israeli IDF General (reserve). He served in the Armored Corps as a brigade, division and troops commander and served as the commander of the IDF military colleges. He fought as a reserve company commander in the Yom Kippur War and was decorated with the Medal of Courage:

Description of the act: Major Yitzhak Barik served as a tank commander throughout the war. In the Battle of Tishrei 1973 (October 7, 1973) his tank was hit, and he was wounded and badly burned in the face; despite this, he refused to be evacuated, and continued to command his unit. B in Tishrei 1973 (October 8, 1973) after the failure of the attack on the Fardan bridge, he returned and charged towards the canal to rescue tanks and casualties as he organized the rest of the force and stopped the Egyptian counterattack. Until the end of the fighting, he continued to command his unit, replacing seven tanks who were hurt and serves as an example in his courage, his adherence to his mission and his leadership ability. For this act he was awarded the decoration of courage.

He served for about a decade as the Soldier's Complaints Commissioner (Ombudsman) in the Ministry of Defense. Near his retirement from this position in 2018, and even more so afterward, Brik became known as a harsh critic of the preparation of the IDF and the Ministry of Defense to a regional war in the Middle East, and is considered in Israel as the "prophet of wrath" of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.

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