Yedidya Ya'ari Military person

Major General Yedidya Ya'ari (Hebrew: ידידיה יערי‎, born 30 June 1947) was the commander of the Israeli Navy from 2000 to 2004. He was succeeded by David Ben Ba'ashat.In July 1969, as a commando in Shayetet 13, he was badly wounded and mistakenly declared dead during Operation Bulmus 6, the assault on fortified Green Island, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez (jointly with Sayeret Matkal).After retiring from active army service, Ya'ari worked as an assistant cameraman for three years at Herzliya Studios. During the Yom Kippur war he re-joined the IDF. Ya'ari is president of defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

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Yedidya Ya'ari
Alias (AKA)ידידיה יערי (Hebrew)
Birth dateJune 30, 1947
Birth place
Merhavia (kibbutz) , Land of Israel

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military operations
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
First Intifada
1982 Lebanon War
military commandCommander of the Israeli Navy
service start1965
service end2004

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