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Nimrod Aloni | |
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| Native name | נמרוד אלוני |
| Born | (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (age 52) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Branch |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Depth Corps 143rd 'Gaza' Division |
Nimrod Aloni (Hebrew:נמרוד אלוני; born 12 July 1973) is a major-general in theIsraeli Defence Force.[1]
He has held a number of important posts in the IDF, including commander of theDepth Corps, commander of the143rd 'Gaza' Division, and led operations in theRamallah area.[1]
Aloni was born in theEin Karem village on the outskirts ofJerusalem.[citation needed] In November 1991, he enlisted in the IDF, volunteering for the35th Paratroopers Brigade where he was appointed as a commander after completing an infantry commander course. He continued in various commander positions until June 2002 when he was promoted to Major General of theCentral Command.[2]
In 2012, at the end of his term as the commander of the Samaria Regional Brigade, he took responsibility for the failures that led to the deaths of 5 members of theFogel family during an attack on their Itamar home in March 2011.[3]
In 2017 he was appointed theDepth Corps chief of staff, and in July 2019, he was appointed commander of the143rd 'Gaza' Division.[2] On 16 July 2023 an exchange ceremony was held in which Aloni assumed the office of commander of the Depth Corps, replacing outgoing Major GeneralItai Veruv.[4]
In 2023, on the day of theOctober 7 attacks,Hamas falsely proclaimed to have captured Aloni as a prisoner.[5][6] An IDF spokesperson denied the claims, and the claim was proven false with an IDF video on 8 October showing Aloni speaking with other Israeli military officials.[7]
