{{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{orphan|date=July 2024}} {{Short description|Israeli Defense Force officer}} {{Infobox military person | name = Ido Kass | native_name = עידו קס | native_name_lang = Hebrew | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1985}} | birth_place = Kfar Bilu, Israel | rank = Aluf Mishne | battles = * Second Lebanon War * Operation Cast Lead * Operation Pillar of Defense * Operation Protective Edge * Gaza war | alma_mater = }}
'''Ido Kas''' ({{Langx|he|עידו קס}}; born in 1985) is an Israel Defence Force officer with the rank of Colonel, currently serving as the commander of the Fire arrows Formation.<ref>{{Citation |title=שיחה עם המח"ט שכבש את בית חאנון - mako |date=2023-11-30 |url=https://www.mako.co.il/news-channel12?subChannelId=a97530311edea810VgnVCM200000650a10acRCRD&vcmid=3d99e5645c12c810VgnVCM100000700a10acRCRD |access-date=2023-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=טקס החלפת מפקד חטיבת ׳חיצי האש׳ 551 | date=4 September 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snLTjeWQ9KM |access-date=2023-12-21 |language=en}}</ref>
== Biography == Kas was born and raised in Kfar Bilu. He enlisted in the IDF and volunteered for Shayetet 13. After completing his combat training and operational service, he finished an infantry officers' course. He served in various staff and command positions in Shayetet 13. In 2021, he was appointed as the head of the office of the Chief of General Staff Aviv Kochavi and later, Herzi Halevi. On September 4, 2023, he was appointed as the commander of the Fire arrows Formation. Kas commanded the brigade in the Gaza war, where it fought in the northern Gaza Strip in the Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya area, destroying Hamas infrastructure and killing many Hamas operatives. Subsequently, the brigade fought in the Jabalia refugee camp, where it also destroyed terrorist infrastructure and targeted Hamas operatives.<ref>{{Cite news |last=ברנע |first=נחום |date=2023-11-11 |title=בבית חאנון לא נמצא אף אזרח, חי או מת. זה נראה כמו ברלין 45' {{!}} נחום ברנע, עזה |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/yokra13672259 |access-date=2023-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=פעילות חטיבת המילואים 551 במרחב בית חאנון |url=https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%94/%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%94-551-%D7%97%D7%98%D7%99%D7%91%D7%AA-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%95-%D7%A6%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%94-%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%AA-%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.idf.il}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=זיתון |first=יואב |date=2023-12-05 |title=לוחמים פשטו על חמ"ל הביטחון הכללי של חמאס: זה מה שמצאו שם {{!}} התיעודים מג'באליה |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/ry1csu3sp |access-date=2023-12-21}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
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