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Boaz Hershkovich

Boaz Hershkovich is an Israeli brigadier general in the reserves who commanded Unit 669, the Shaldag Unit and the Yamam, and served as military secretary to the president of Israel from 2016 to 2019.

born 1970Commanding the Shaldag UnitCommanding Unit 669Commanding the YamamMilitary secretary to President Rivlin

Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: South Lebanon conflict

Boaz Hershkovich was born in 1970

Hershkovich volunteered for the Shaldag Unit when he joined the IDF in 1988. He trained there as a fighter, then took the infantry officers course and returned to Shaldag as a team commander. He went on to hold several command posts in the unit.

From 2004 to 2006 he commanded Unit 669, leading it in the Second Intifada and the Second Lebanon War. The unit received a citation from the Air Force commander for its work in the war. He then commanded the Shaldag Unit from 2006 to 2008.

He moved to the Border Police and commanded the Yamam from 2009 to 2012, and the unit received a commissioner's citation in 2011. In 2013 he returned to the IDF to head the Air Force special forces command.

In May 2016 he became military secretary to President Reuven Rivlin, and in December 2016 he was promoted to brigadier general. He left the post and ended his military service in August 2019.

Boaz Hershkovich's life in 7 milestones

1988
Joined the IDF and volunteered for the Shaldag Unit.
2004
Became commander of Unit 669.
2006
Became commander of the Shaldag Unit.
2009
Became commander of the Yamam in the Border Police.
2013
Returned to the IDF to head the Air Force special forces command.
2016
Appointed military secretary to President Reuven Rivlin and promoted to brigadier general.
2019
Ended his post and his military service.

Boaz Hershkovich served in Shaldag and Unit 669

Hershkovich served in the Shaldag Unit from 1988, commanded Unit 669 from 2004 to 2006 in the Second Intifada and the Second Lebanon War, and commanded Shaldag from 2006 to 2008. He later headed the Air Force special forces command and reached the rank of brigadier general in 2016.

Shaldag Unit 669