Police announced the promotion of Yoav Eliasi, commander of a Tel Aviv standby squad, to Chief Superintendent. The promotion follows a policy change that squad commanders with over 50 fighters receive the rank of Chief Superintendent.
Yoav Eliasi, known as 'The Shadow,' has been promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent (Rav Pakeid) in the Israel Police, according to a report by Moses Steinmetz. Eliasi commands a standby squad (kitet konanut) in Tel Aviv. Two years ago, he was promoted to Superintendent (Pakad). The police also announced a policy change: commanders of standby squads with more than 50 fighters will now hold the rank of Chief Superintendent.
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