June 20, 2024
Major General Avi Bluth Awarded New Rank and will Soon Assume his
Position as Commanding Officer of the Central Command
Position as Commanding Officer of the Central Command
IDF: Today (Thursday), BG Avi Bluth was promoted to the rank of Major General, in a ceremony held at Camp Rabin (The Kirya). The ceremony was presided over by Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, in the presence of the Israeli Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, and members of the General Staff Forum, commanders and MG Bluth’s family. MG Bluth is set to assume his position in the coming weeks.
Excerpts from the remarks delivered by Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant:
“In this war, the IDF’s Central Command is tasked with a complex mission - ensuring that Judea and Samaria does not become a central arena. There are enough experienced individuals who know that this may happen.
The amount of weapons in Judea and Samaria is an issue that may create challenges at any given time - where in the past a stone was thrown, today a rifle is fired, and where a Molotov cocktail was thrown, powerful explosives are activated.
This creates a complex reality in an area inhabited by millions of people - both Jews and Arabs. As such, the primary mission of the Commanding Officer of the Central Command is fighting terrorism- defending the lives of the residents of Judea and Samaria. We are operating in an environment that requires us to act with the minimum required force and not with the maximum possible force."
From the remarks of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi:
"The Commanding Officer of the Central Command is a special position. It requires great understanding and sensitivity. Avi, reaching this position is a result of being a commander who knows how to act, who has a sharp, clear and deep mind, and the values that have guided you since you were a young commander. Along the way, you set a personal example and educated generations of young commanders with these values - much appreciation and good luck.
On this occasion, I would like to thank MG Yehuda Fox, for three very challenging years. You led the command in a complex period for the fight against terrorism and you brought security to the citizens of the region.”
From the remarks of the incoming Commanding Officer of the Central Command, MG Avi Bluth:
"We must do everything to create a good and safe reality for the citizens of the state, and we must also do everything to restore the trust between us and the citizens. I, for my part, am committed to do my best, with determination, humility and a sense of mission.
I carry in my backpack my life experience and everything I have learned. I carry in my heart a prayer for great success for us as a state and as an army, and I am committed to doing everything to be worthy of the trust placed in me. And more than that, to be worthy of the sacrifice of our best sons and daughters in this just war for our freedom. And yes, I have hope for good days and great faith in the people of Israel and in us as a military and as a country."
Excerpts from the remarks delivered by Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant:
“In this war, the IDF’s Central Command is tasked with a complex mission - ensuring that Judea and Samaria does not become a central arena. There are enough experienced individuals who know that this may happen.
The amount of weapons in Judea and Samaria is an issue that may create challenges at any given time - where in the past a stone was thrown, today a rifle is fired, and where a Molotov cocktail was thrown, powerful explosives are activated.
This creates a complex reality in an area inhabited by millions of people - both Jews and Arabs. As such, the primary mission of the Commanding Officer of the Central Command is fighting terrorism- defending the lives of the residents of Judea and Samaria. We are operating in an environment that requires us to act with the minimum required force and not with the maximum possible force."
From the remarks of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi:
"The Commanding Officer of the Central Command is a special position. It requires great understanding and sensitivity. Avi, reaching this position is a result of being a commander who knows how to act, who has a sharp, clear and deep mind, and the values that have guided you since you were a young commander. Along the way, you set a personal example and educated generations of young commanders with these values - much appreciation and good luck.
On this occasion, I would like to thank MG Yehuda Fox, for three very challenging years. You led the command in a complex period for the fight against terrorism and you brought security to the citizens of the region.”
From the remarks of the incoming Commanding Officer of the Central Command, MG Avi Bluth:
"We must do everything to create a good and safe reality for the citizens of the state, and we must also do everything to restore the trust between us and the citizens. I, for my part, am committed to do my best, with determination, humility and a sense of mission.
I carry in my backpack my life experience and everything I have learned. I carry in my heart a prayer for great success for us as a state and as an army, and I am committed to doing everything to be worthy of the trust placed in me. And more than that, to be worthy of the sacrifice of our best sons and daughters in this just war for our freedom. And yes, I have hope for good days and great faith in the people of Israel and in us as a military and as a country."
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