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Gal Hirsch

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli brigadier general”. Today it says “israeli former military commander and author”.
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Gal Hirsch ( Hebrew : גל הירש ; born 1964) is an Israeli former military commander and author. As Brigadier General , he commanded the 91st Division of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 2006 Lebanon War . Hirsch is currently coordinating the negotiations for the captives and missing of the October 7 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli brigadier general”. Today it says “israeli former military commander and author”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

israeli brigadier general

Now

israeli former military commander and author

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