Yoav Galant
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| Yoav Galant | |
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| Born 1958 | |
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| Place of birth | Jaffa, Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service/branch | Navy, Southern Command |
| Years of service | 1977— |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Battles/wars | First Lebanon War, Second Lebanon War |
Aluf Yoav Galant (b. 1958) is the commander of the Israel Defense Forces Southern Command.
Born in Jaffa, Israel, Galant received a B.A. in Economics and Finance Management from the University of Haifa. He began his military career in 1977 as a naval commando, in the unit called Flotilla 13. In the late 1990s Galant moved into land forces, eventually getting the rank of a Maj. Gen. while becoming the Military Secretary of the Prime Minister and later commander of the Southern Command.
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