Amit Yamin

Amit Yamin was born in 1974 in Netanya

Yamin was born on December 11, 1974, and grew up in Netanya. He attended the Keshet Yehuda pre-military academy. He lives in Kfar HaRoeh, is married to Reut and has 6 children.

He joined the IDF in 1993 and volunteered for the Maglan unit, where he served as a fighter, team commander, company commander and operations officer. He fought in southern Lebanon. In 2001 he became deputy commander of the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade and served in Operation Defensive Shield.

He commanded the Lavi Battalion from 2007 to 2009 and the Etzion Brigade from 2013 to 2015. As Etzion commander he took part in Operation Brother's Keeper, which located the 3 kidnapped teens. He later headed infantry and paratroopers doctrine and commanded the Bislamach Brigade from 2017 to 2019.

After studying at the National Security College, he was promoted to brigadier general in 2020 and commanded the Border Defense Corps until 2023. At the start of the Swords of Iron war he became chief of staff of the Gaza Division. He holds a bachelor's degree in logistics and economics from Bar-Ilan University.