Or Ben-Yehuda

Or Ben-Yehuda was born in 1989 in Jerusalem

Ben-Yehuda was born in 1989 and grew up in Mevaseret Zion, the middle of three sisters. Her parents are Professor Arie Ben-Yehuda and Professor Dina Ben-Yehuda, both in medicine. As a youth she was a member and counselor in the Scouts, and she did floor gymnastics for many years.

She holds a bachelor's degree in education from Ono Academic College and a master's degree in political science. In 2025 she began further graduate studies in managing education and sports systems.

She enlisted in 2007 and joined the Caracal Battalion, then completed the squad commanders' course. In 2009 she was among the first 3 women to attend the infantry officers' course at Bahad 1, and later served as a platoon commander. She left the army in 2012 but returned to active service as a company commander.

In October 2014 she was wounded in a firefight with armed smugglers on the Egyptian border, and in 2015 she received the GOC Southern Command Citation. In 2015 she became the first company commander in the Lahav battalion at Bahad 1. In July 2023 she was promoted to lieutenant colonel and took command of the Caracal Battalion, which she led in fighting in the Gaza envelope on October 7.

She ended her battalion command in 2025 and now commands the headquarters battalion of the Border Defense School. She lives in Kiryat Ono and has a son and 2 daughters.