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About
Brigadier General (Res.) Guy Hazoot served for over three decades in the Israel Defense Forces, enlisting in the Paratroopers Brigade in 1989 and retiring from active service in August 2023. On October 7, 2023, he was recalled as a reserve officer and founded and commanded the Operational Lessons Learning Enterprise of the Ground Forces throughout the "Iron Swords" War, directly shaping the IDF's institutional understanding of one of Israel's most complex modern conflicts.
His career spans a wide range of command and staff positions, including Regional Division Commander in the IDF Southern Command and Defense Attaché to Singapore, where he negotiated and signed a landmark bilateral defense agreement-among the most significant in the history of the State of Israel.
Hazoot holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer-Sheva), and advanced degrees from the University of London (Security and International Relations), Haifa University, and the National Security College. He is a graduate of the British Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC). He is currently a Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at Tel Aviv University, and the author of New Guard, No Guard-the Israeli military bestseller written before October 7th that anticipated the IDF's structural unpreparedness for multi-front conflict. Recipient of the 2024 Stephen Moldovan Award for Military Literature.
Published before October 7th, 2023, the book described exactly how Israel's military had built two armies-one gleaming and high-tech, the other neglected and unready for ground combat. When Hamas invaded the Western Negev, the book transformed from a warning into an explanation. It became required reading for generals, analysts, and policymakers worldwide.
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Volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade and served as a combat officer and commander across every operational theater.
Led combat operations against terrorism during the Second Intifada.
Commanded the Hebron sector-a microcosm of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Commanded the IDF's largest infantry brigade.
Led the regional division responsible for the defense of southern Israel.
Served as Israel's defense attaché to Singapore; negotiated and signed a landmark bilateral defense agreement-among the most significant in Israel's history.
Concluded 34 years of service in the IDF. Appointed Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University.
Founded and led the Ground Forces' Operational Learning Directorate throughout the war.
The book sold tens of thousands of copies and was awarded First Prize in the Stephen Moldovan Award for Military Literature for 2024. It drew international recognition-praised by West Point's John Spencer as "theory forged in friction" and by Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.R. McMaster as "a corrective to conventional thinking about future war."
The book inspired a documentary series directed by Omri Assenheim-among the most-watched Israeli documentaries of 2025.
Brig. Gen. (Res.) Guy Hazoot is an Advisory Board Member and independent Strategic Advisor to Givon Defense Ltd.
In this capacity, he provides senior-level strategic counsel to the company's leadership on strategic, operational, and organizational matters, drawing on his extensive experience as a retired Brigadier General, former Division Commander, former Head of the Ground Forces Operational Learning Directorate during the Swords of Iron War, and author of New Guard, No Guard.
His engagement is strictly strategic and advisory in nature. He is not involved in the company's research and development activities, technological processes, intellectual property, or proprietary know-how.