Yeshayahu Gavish ( he, ישעיהו גביש; born August 25, 1925) is a retired Israel Defense Forces

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known for leading the IDF forces in the Sinai Peninsula front during the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 Ju ...

Early life

Gavish was born and raised in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

. He studied at the school for worker's children in northern Tel Aviv and at a school in kibbutz

Givat HaShlosha Givat HaShlosha ( he, גִּבְעַת הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה, ''lit.'' Hill of the three) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 4 km east of Petah Tikva, near the Yarkon river, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom Hasharon R ...

Military career

Gavish joined the Palmach at age 18. He took part in the

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in 1946. During 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Gavish fought in the Palmach under

Yigal Allon Yigal Allon ( he, יגאל אלון; 10 October 1918 – 29 February 1980) was an Israeli politician, commander of the Palmach, and general in the Israel Defense Forces, IDF. He served as one of the leaders of Ahdut HaAvoda party and the Labor P ...

. Following the war, he stayed in the Israel Defense Forces and rose through the ranks. Between 1965–1969, he was chief commander of the Southern Command. During his military career, he led the Israeli offensive on the Egyptian forces in Sinai during the Six Day War. Although the ground campaign was very successful, his subordinated divisional commanders, generals

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and Ariel Sharon, had received more praise than him.

References

1925 births Living people Israel Prize for special contribution to society and the State recipients Israeli generals Israeli Jews Israeli people of the Six-Day War Israeli people of the Yom Kippur War People from Tel Aviv {{Israel-mil-bio-stub