Dvir Diamond

Dvir Diamond was born in 1986

Dvir Diamond was born on June 16, 1986, and grew up in the community of Shadmot Mehola. He studied at the Bnei Akiva yeshiva in Kfar HaRoeh, at the Homesh yeshiva and at the Bnei David institutions in Eli.

He joined the army in 2006, volunteered for the Paratroopers and was placed in Battalion 101. He trained as a combat soldier and completed infantry squad leader and officer courses. He later commanded the battalion's support company and lost an eye when he was wounded during Operation Protective Edge.

In 2020 he became commander of Battalion 101, and in 2022 commander of the Duvdevan Unit. He led the unit during the October 7 attack and the Swords of Iron war. On Independence Day 2023 he lit a torch at the national ceremony.

In September 2024 he was promoted to colonel and took command of the Carmeli Brigade, which he led in the ground operation in Lebanon. He left the post in June 2026 to study, and in August 2026 he was chosen as operations officer of the Northern Command. He is married with 6 children and lives in Eli.