æz hiː ɐdvˈænst ˌʌp ðə tʃˈeɪn ʌv kəmˈænd, hˈɛɹl pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː lˈɛbənˌɑːn wˈɔːɹ æz ɐ bɐtˈæliən kəmˈændɚ.
As he advanced up the chain of command, Harel participated in the 1982 Lebanon War as a battalion commander.