Meni Liberty

Meni Liberty was born in 1979 in Dimona

Meni Liberty was born in 1979 in Dimona and grew up there. He lives in Kibbutz Beit Kama, is married to Einat and has 3 children. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Bar-Ilan University.

He joined the IDF in November 1997 and served in the Haruv Battalion, where he later commanded a platoon and companies. He led the battalion's support company in Operation Defensive Shield. In 2003 he moved to the Nahal Brigade, and in 2004 and 2005 he led a unit in Duvdevan during the Second Intifada.

He left his studies to serve in the Second Lebanon War. He was deputy commander of Battalion 50 and later head of the bureau of Central Command chief Avi Mizrahi. In 2012 he became a lieutenant colonel and commander of the Nahal reconnaissance battalion, leading it in Operation Pillar of Defense.

In 2017 he became a colonel and commander of the Hiram Formation. He then served as operations officer of Southern Command and commander of the Commando Brigade. In 2023 he was named brigadier general and head of the Operations Division in Military Intelligence, and in 2026 he became commander of the Fire Formation.