Avi Bluth

Abraham Ahron Bluth
Avi Blut, July 2018
Native name	אַבְרָהָם (אָבִי) אַהֲרֹן בְּלוּט‎
Nickname(s)	Avi
Born	Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Service/branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1993–
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	Paratroopers Brigade
Commands held	101st "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion, Maglan Unit, Judea Regional Brigade, reserve Paratroopers Brigade, 89th Commando Brigade
Battles/wars	South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) First Intifada Second Intifada Operation Defensive Shield 2006 Lebanon War Operation Cast Lead Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Protective Edge

Abraham (Avi) Ahron Bluth (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (אָבִי) אַהֲרֹן בְּלוּט; born 1974) is an Israeli colonel who commands the 89th Commando Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces.

Military service[]

Blut was drafted into the IDF in 1993. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade, and in 1995 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. Later on he commanded "Peten" (Elapidae) paratroop battalion during the Operation Cast Lead And afterwards he commanded Maglan Unit.^[1] His next position was as the commander of Judea Regional Brigade. Later on he commanded a reserve Paratroopers Brigade. In 2017 he was appointed as the commander of the 89th Commando Brigade and in 2018 he was chosen to be appointed to be the next Military Secretary to the Prime Minister.^[2]

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