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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/top-idf-officer-dies-in-light-plane-crash-in-north/
Top IDF Officer Dies in Light Plane Crash
(Times of Israel) The head of the IDF Civil Administration, Brig.-Gen. Munir Amar, 47, was killed Friday when his light plane crashed in northern Israel. A resident of Julis, a Druze village, Amar had served as commander of the Herev infantry battalion, comprised of Druze soldiers. He later served as head of the Home Front Command for the Haifa area, and then commander of the Hermon Brigade, based along Israel's northern border.