Roni Numa

Roni Numa
Roni Numa.
Native name
רוני נומה
BornIsrael
Allegiance Israel
Service / branchIsrael Defense Forces
Years of service1983-
RankAluf (Major general)
Unit35th Paratroopers Brigade
CommandsUnit 217 'Duvdevan'
Unit 5101 'Shaldag'
202 "Tsefa" (Viper) paratroop battalion
Benjamin Regional Brigade
933rd Brigade 'Nahal'
98th Paratroopers Division
IDF's Central Command
Battles / wars

Roni Numa (Hebrew: רוני נומה; also known as Ronny Numa,[1] born 1967) is an Israeli retired Major general (Aluf) who headed the Central Command of the Israel Defense Force from 2015 to 2018.

Military service

Numa was drafted into the IDF in 1983. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School . Numa served as a platoon leader at the 890 paratroop battalion and fought in South Lebanon.[2] later on he commanded Duvdevan Unit and Shaldag Unit.[3] Numa Commanded 202 "Tsefa" (Viper) paratroop battalion during Operation Defensive Shield, and later on commanded the Benjamin Regional Brigade during the Second Intifada. Afterwards he commanded the Nahal Brigade.[4] In the 2006 Lebanon War he served as an assistant to Gen. Dan Halutz. Later on he commanded the 98th Paratroopers Division, In 2015 he was appointed as the commander of the IDF's Central Command. His article called "To Win and Remain Human: Challenges of the Central Command during 2015-2016 Wave of Terror" was published in Dado Center Journal (The IDF Journal on Operational Art).[5]

Airport COVID commissioner

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Israel

In June 2021, Numa was appointed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to the new position of Ben Gurion Airport's COVID commissioner.[6] On August 30, Numa threatened to resign due to his "decisions and recommendations not being adopted in practice" by the government.[7]

References

  1. ^ Yablonko, Yasmin (5 July 2020). "Web intel co Cobwebs recruits Ronny Numa". Globes. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ Roni Numa, Bow our heads and remember Archived 19 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Israel Hayom, May 10, 2016.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Caspit, Ben (30 November 2015). "Why IDF is urging Israeli government to keep calm, strengthen Palestinian Authority" [Airport COVID Commissioner: 'I have no reason to remain in the role']. Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ Shelah, Ofer (27 August 2005). "The people's army?". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  5. ^ Numa, Roni (March 2018). "To Win and Remain Human: Challenges of the Central Command during 2015-2016 Wave of Terror". The Dado Center Journal. 15. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ Tercatin, Rossella (27 June 2021). "Coronavirus in Israel: Gov't appoints special airport commissioner". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  7. ^ אטינגר, קובי (30 August 2021). "פרויקטור הקורונה בנתב"ג - "אין ל." [Airport COVID Commissioner: 'I have no reason to remain in the role']. Kikar HaShabbat (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.