Yehuda Fuchs

Yehuda Fuchs (Hebrew: יהודה פוקס‎; born 1969) is an Israeli major general who commandad the Gaza Division of Israel Defense Forces.

Fuchs was drafted into the IDF in 1987. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a squad leader. He became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School. Afterwards he transferred to the Nahal Brigade and served as a platoon leader and as a company commander. During his career Fuchs led the Brigade's Anti-tank company in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon, commanded a Nahal battlion in counter-terror operations in the Second Intifada. Later on he commanded Judea Regional Brigade, IDF's Officer Candidate School and the Nahal Brigade. In 2014 he was appointed as head of the Paratroopers and Infantry Corps, and in 2016 he was appointed as the commander of the Gaza Division. In 2019 he was appointed as IDF's next military attaché in the United States.