Erez Ben Zion

Erez Ben Zion was born in 1980 in Israel

Erez Ben Zion was born on April 30, 1980. He joined the IDF in 1999 and completed the naval officers course.

He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in national security from the University of Haifa.

In 2006 he became commander of a Dvora patrol boat in Flotilla 914, and in 2008 he took command of the INS Herev, a Sa'ar 4.5 ship. In 2010 he became operations officer of Shayetet 3, and later he headed the detection and electronic warfare branch in the navy's weapons department. He commanded Squadron 31 of Shayetet 3 from 2017 and led the Sa'ar 6 ship project from 2018.

In September 2021 he replaced Meir Azuri as commander of the missile boat flotilla and served until July 2023. In 2024 he became head of the navy's weapons department, and on February 12, 2026 he took command of the Haifa base. He is married with 2 children and lives in Haifa.