Eyal Cohen

Eyal Cohen was born in 1984 in United States

Eyal Cohen was born in 1984 in the United States, where his parents were on a security mission. He moved to Israel as a child, grew up in Rosh HaAyin and went to high school in Tel Aviv.

He joined the IDF in 2002 and began in the pilots course, which he left after about a year. In 2003 he volunteered for Shayetet 13, finished combat training and officers course, and became a team commander in 2006. He later commanded companies in the Nahal Brigade.

In 2010 he became commander of the raiding unit of Shayetet 13 and led it in Operation Iron Law in 2011, the seizure of the ship Victoria. He later commanded the combat flotilla of the unit and served as head of the bureau of Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi, then as his aide.

In July 2023 he became commander of Shayetet 13 and led it during the Swords of Iron war. In July 2025 he took command of the Kfir Brigade. In 2026 his appointment to command the 146th Division was approved.

He holds a bachelor's degree from Tel Aviv University and a master's degree from the University of Haifa. He is married with 3 children.