▁the ▁army ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁concentr ated ▁the ▁Sp ok esp erson ' s ▁Unit ▁as ▁the ▁professional ▁military ▁authority ▁in ▁matters ▁of ▁public ▁relations . ▁Within ▁this ▁concentr ated ▁framework , ▁new ▁branches , ▁fields , ▁and ▁positions ▁were ▁opened ▁within ▁the ▁unit . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁presence ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁unit ▁has ▁only ▁suffered ▁one ▁combat ▁fatal ity , ▁Serge ant ▁L ior ▁Z iv , ▁a ▁photograph er ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁during ▁military ▁operations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁ID F ▁Sp ok esp erson ' s ▁Unit ▁commonly ▁use ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁their ▁staff ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁media . ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Peter ▁L erner ▁of ▁the ▁ID F ▁is ▁currently ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁unit ▁when ▁address ing ▁British ▁and ▁English ▁speaking ▁news ▁ag encies , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Le aders ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 5 2 : ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Mos he ▁Pear l man ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 3 : ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁A min ad av ▁F ry ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 5 : ▁Col . ▁N ah man ▁Kar ni ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 7 : ▁Col . ▁Ne hem iah ▁Bro sh