Itai Virob

Itai Virob (איתי וירוב; born 1966) is an Israeli Brigadier general who commandad the Gaza Division of Israel Defense Forces.

Military service
Virob was drafted into the IDF in 1985. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1985 became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School. During his career Virob commanded a paratroopers company and 101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion in counter-guerrilla operations in South Lebanon. Afterwords he Commanded Hiram Formation (Northern Command), and led 55th Paratroopers Brigade during the 2006 Lebanon War. In his next position he commanded Kfir Brigade. In 2014 he was appointed as the commander of the Gaza Division and in 2016 as the chief of staff of the GOC Army Headquarters.