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After completing his studies, Weinberg was appointed as the commander of
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unit. In this position, he made significant changes in the unit's special capabilities and led it to operational successes in
Lebanon. In 1999, Weinberg was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and commanded Brigade 623 (a reserve Paratroopers Brigade) and concurrently the Intelligence and
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Three weeks before the attack, as part of the "Judea First" plan, the IDF withdrew its forces from the city of Hebron. The withdrawal was against
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in Hebron. Weinberg, who was at the brigade headquarters at the time, rushed to the event. When he got out of the jeep to locate the terrorists, he was hit by a bullet and died of his wounds shortly after. In the incident, 12 people were killed, including soldiers and members of the
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and served as the deputy commander of the August 1987 company in
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Weinberg was buried in the military cemetery in Kfar Saba, next to his two uncles who were killed in the Six-Day War. Thousands of civilians and soldiers attended his funeral. He was eulogized by the
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information was received about the organization of a cell to carry out an attack, but IDF forces refrained from entering the area of the city of Hebron due to the "Judea First" plan.
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