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Ronen Manelis () was the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)

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between May 18, 2017 and September 15, 2019. Prior to his position as IDF Spokesperson, Manelis served as Assistant to the Chief of the General Staff.

Biography

Ronen Manelis was born in January 1979 in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

and grew up in

Beit Shemesh Beit Shemesh ( he, בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ ) is a city located approximately west of Jerusalem in Israel's Jerusalem District, with a population of in . History Tel Beit Shemesh The small archaeological tell northeast of the modern city wa ...

. He enlisted in the IDF in 1997 and has served in various positions in the Field Intelligence (now Combat Intelligence) Corps and in the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff. Manelis served as the intelligence officer of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance company from 1999 to 2000, during the South Lebanon conflict. He went on to serve as the Head Intelligence Officer of the Samaria Regional Brigade from 2003 to 2005. From 2009 to 2010, Manelis served as the Head of a Branch in the Research Division of the Intelligence Directorate. From 2010 to 2012, Menelis served as the Head of the Lebanon Branch of the Northern Command. He also was the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Gaza Division from 2012 to 2014, and served as the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Depth Command from 2014 to 2015. When

Gadi Eisenkot Gadi Eisenkot or Eizenkot ( he, גדי איזנקוט; born 19 May 1960) was the 21st Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (16 February 2015 – 15 January 2019). He is the originator of the so-called Dahiya doctrine. Biography ...

served as the Head of the Operations Directorate and as the Commander of the Northern Command, Manelis served as the head of his office. He later served as Lt. Gen. Eisenkot’s assistant when Eisenkotf was appointed Chief of the General Staff from 2015-2017. In February 2017, Chief of General Staff Eisenkot decided to appoint Manelis to the position of IDF Spokesperson. On May 18, 2017, Manelis entered the position and was awarded his current rank of brigadier general. Manelis received a B.A. in History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and received his M.A. in Political Science from Tel Aviv University. He is married, has two children, and currently lives in Mazkeret Batya.

References

* * Anna Ahronheim (May 18, 2017)
IDF appoints new military spokesman Ronen Manelis
Jerusalem Post, May 18, 2017 * Judah Ari Gros
Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis appointed new army spokesperson
Times of Israel, May 18, 2017

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