1. Dan Halutz is an Israeli Air Force lieutenant general and former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and commander of the Israeli Air Force.
16 Facts About Dan Halutz
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Dan Halutz's parents are both Mizrahi Jewish, and they were born in Iran and in Iraq.
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Dan Halutz joined the Israeli Air Force in 1966 and graduated from combat flight school in 1968.
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Dan Halutz returned to active service in 1982, when he was trained to pilot the new F-16 jet fighter.
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In 2000, Dan Halutz was appointed commander of the Israeli Air Force.
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Dan Halutz expanded the usage of UAV drones to various missions as an effective tool of scouting and reconnaissance.
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Dan Halutz led the IAF during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, during which he was recognized by experts and subordinates as an innovative and a charismatic leader.
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On February 23,2005, Israeli defence minister Shaul Mofaz announced that Dan Halutz would be the next IDF chief of staff.
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On June 1,2005, Dan Halutz was officially appointed the eighteenth chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces and was awarded the rank of Rav-Aluf.
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Dan Halutz tightened the cooperation of the IAF with the IDF ground forces and the Shabak, enabling the IAF to arrange "targeted killings" of Palestinian militants within minutes after being provided intelligence from the Shabak.
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Dan Halutz, who was abroad during the bombing itself but was still accountable as IAF commander, gave an interview to Haaretz, published on August 21,2002.
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The judges ordered Dan Halutz to write an essay, clarifying his stand in the issue.
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MK Gideon Sa'ar said the Dan Halutz appointment to chief of staff is a winning answer to the far left.
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Several Knesset members called for Dan Halutz to offer his resignation and some members of the General Staff Forum commented that his resignation appeared inevitable.
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On 27 December 2023, during the third month of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, retired General Dan Halutz made the following comments:.
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On September 21,2024, Dan Halutz lay on the road in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Ceasarea to protest Netanyahu's handling of the war.