(1948- ) A Jewish Israeli military figure. Former head of the Israeli Air Force from 2000-2004 and a pilot since 1966, Halutz currently holds the rank of Israeli Air Force Lt. General. Appointed Chief of General Staff of the Israeli army in June 2005, he resigned from that post and active duty in February 2007. He is famous for commenting that he was not bothered by the Israeli Air Force targeted strike of Hamas leader Salah Mustafa Shehade on July 22, 2002, which resulted in the deaths of 14 Palestinian civilians. See “Lt.-Gen.(res.) Dan Halutz.” Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 18 August 2011. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Personalities/From+A-Z/Dan+Halutz.htm; and Hasson, Nir. “Dan Halutz: 40 years of service.” Haaretz. 18 January 2007. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/dan-halutz-40-years-of-service-1.210481.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/halutz-dan