Yossi Bachar
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Yossi Bachar.
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| Native name | יוסי בכר |
| Born | Israel |
| Allegiance |
 Israel
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| Service/branch | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1983- |
| Rank | Aluf (Major general) |
| Unit | Paratroopers Brigade |
| Commands held | 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion, Maglan Unit, 55th Paratroopers Brigade, Paratroopers Brigade, Gaza Division, IDF's General Staff Corps |
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Yossi Bachar (Hebrew: יוסי בכר; born 1967) is an Israeli Major general (Aluf) who commandes the IDF's General Staff Corps.
Bachar was drafted into the IDF in 1983. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an as an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School. During his career Bachar led the Brigade's Reconnaissance company, 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion and Maglan Unit in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon. During Operation Defensive Shield he commanded 55th Paratroopers Brigade and afterwords he led the 35th Paratroopers Brigade in counter-terror operations in the Second Intifada. Bachar was then assigned to command the Gaza Division. In September 2014 he was appointed as the commander of the IDF's General Staff Corps.
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