Hezi Nehama

Hezi Nehama was born in 1976 in Jerusalem

Hezi Nehama was born in 1976 in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem. He studied at the Bnei David pre-military academy in Eli. He holds a bachelor's degree in Land of Israel studies from Bar-Ilan University and a master's degree in national security.

He joined the IDF in 1995 and served in Sayeret Matkal, then in Maglan, where he fought in the Lebanon security zone. From 2002 to 2004 he commanded the Givati reconnaissance unit in Gaza during the Second Intifada. He later commanded the Givati reconnaissance battalion, the Dekel and Gefen battalions, and served as deputy commander of the Givati Brigade.

In 2015 he was promoted to colonel and took command of the Menashe Brigade. From 2017 to 2019 he commanded the Alexandroni Brigade, and then he retired from the IDF.

In the Swords of Iron war he served in the reserves as chief of staff of Brigade 261. In June 2024 he publicly criticized how the army was running the war and left active reserve duty to found the Forum of Reserve Commanders and Fighters. In 2025 he shot and stopped an attacker in a ramming and stabbing attack on the Tunnels Road. He is married to Edna, has 8 children and lives in Eli.