Avi Gil

Avi Gil was born in 1972 in Jerusalem

Gil was born in Jerusalem in 1972 and grew up there. He joined the IDF in August 1990 and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, serving in Battalion 890.

He rose from platoon commander to company commander and led the Paratroopers Anti-Tank Company in southern Lebanon in 1999 and 2000. From 2003 he commanded the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Battalion in the Second Intifada, and from 2005 to 2007 he commanded the Duvdevan Unit. During that command, the head of Central Command reprimanded him over how he handled 4 soldiers who refused to take part in operations.

After serving as IDF attaché to the Marines, he commanded the Ephraim Brigade from 2009 and was Southern Command operations officer from 2011. He then commanded Bahad 1, the Idan Formation and the Ga'ash Formation, and headed a division in the Operations Directorate.

In July 2021 he was promoted to aluf and became Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, serving under Bennett, Lapid and Netanyahu. He has described the warnings passed to Netanyahu before October 7, 2023, and his phone calls to him that morning. After leaving the post, he filed complaints with the Attorney General about conduct in the Prime Minister's Office.