Guy Hazut

Guy Hazut was born in 1971

Guy Hazut was born on May 3, 1971. He lives in Negba, is married to Shirley and has 4 children. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a master's degree in military and security studies from the University of Haifa.

He joined the IDF in 1989 and, after leaving the pilot course, volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade. He rose through command posts and led the paratroopers' anti-tank company in southern Lebanon from 1996 to 1998. He later served as deputy commander of the Maglan unit and commanded Battalion 202 during the Second Intifada.

He commanded the Judea Brigade, Brigade 226 and the Kfir Brigade. As Kfir commander he took part in the decision to bring Elor Azaria to a military trial, and he was later criticized over informal talks with the Azaria family. In 2017 he became a brigadier general and commanded the Edom Division, then served as IDF attaché in Singapore from 2019 to 2022.

When the Swords of Iron war began, he was appointed head of operational learning in the Ground Forces. In August 2024 he published a book arguing that Israel's leaders cut the ground forces in favor of air power and intelligence. That month he also criticized how the war was being run.