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Dror Friedman

Dror Friedman is an Israeli Navy officer and reserve brigadier general who commanded Shayetet 13 and later headed the Navy's Sea Division and Staff Division.

Commanding Shayetet 13Seizure of the Francop arms shipHeading the Navy Staff Division

Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: 2006 Lebanon War

The story of Dror Friedman's life

Friedman was born and raised on Kibbutz Beerot Yitzhak.

He joined the IDF in 1988 and served as a fighter and officer in Shayetet 13. He completed the naval officers course and commanded a missile boat. In 2000 he became commander of the unit's fighters company and led it during the Second Intifada, including the seizure of the arms ship Karine A and fighting in Jenin during Operation Defensive Shield.

In February 2007 he was promoted to colonel and took command of Shayetet 13. Under his command the unit seized the arms ship Francop, which carried weapons from Iran to Hezbollah, and took part in operations in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. When he left in April 2010, the unit received 2 citations from the Chief of Staff.

After studying at the National Security College, he commanded Ashdod Naval Base from 2011 to 2014. In July 2012 he received a command reprimand after a road accident that killed 2 base officers. In 2014 he was promoted to brigadier general and headed the Sea Division until 2016, and in June 2016 he became head of the Staff Division.

He is married to Ayelet, widow of Lt. Col. Yossi Korkin, who was killed in the Shayetet disaster. He has 2 daughters and a stepson.

Dror Friedman's life in 7 milestones

1988
Joined the IDF and Shayetet 13.
2000
Became commander of the Shayetet 13 fighters company.
2007
Promoted to colonel and named commander of Shayetet 13.
2010
Completed his command of Shayetet 13.
2011
Became commander of Ashdod Naval Base.
2014
Promoted to brigadier general and named head of the Sea Division.
2016
Named head of the Navy Staff Division.

Dror Friedman served in Shayetet 13

Friedman served in Shayetet 13 from 1988, commanded its fighters company from 2000 and the unit itself from 2007 to 2010. He later commanded Ashdod Naval Base and headed the Navy's Sea and Staff divisions as a brigadier general.

Shayetet 13