Ivry Elbaz

Ivry Elbaz was born in 1985 in Jerusalem

Elbaz was born in Jerusalem to a religious Zionist family. He is the eldest of 9 siblings. His parents immigrated from France, and his father is a doctor. He graduated from the military command boarding school at the Or Etzion yeshiva.

He joined the Givati Brigade and its reconnaissance company, completing infantry squad leader and officer courses before returning to lead a team there. As deputy company commander he fought in Operation Hot Winter in Gaza and was wounded in the hand and shoulder in Jabalia. After recovering, he returned to the brigade as a company commander.

He commanded the Rimon unit from 2015 to 2016 and the Givati reconnaissance battalion from 2017 to 2019. He then led the Hadas battalion at the officers school, and in May 2020 he became commander of the Givati training base.

In May 2022 he was named commander of the Negev Brigade and promoted to colonel. He led the brigade in fighting in Beit Hanoun during the Swords of Iron war. In August 2024 he became deputy commander of the Judea and Samaria Division.