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Shai Klapper

Shai Klapper is an Israeli aluf who has commanded the IDF Home Front Command since 2025.

born 1976Commanding the Home Front CommandCommanding the Golani BrigadeLeading the Galilee Division

Born: 8 January 1976, Kfar Saba
Occupation: military officer
Education: Midrashiat Noam, Shavei Hebron Yeshiva, Bar-Ilan University
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: South Lebanon conflict, 2006 Lebanon War, 2014 Gaza War, 2026 Iran War

Shai Klapper was born in 1976 in Kfar Saba

Shai Klapper was born on 8 January 1976 in Kfar Saba. He grew up in Sha'arei Tikva. He studied at the Noam school in Pardes Hanna and at the Shavei Hevron yeshiva.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Land of Israel studies from Bar-Ilan University. He earned a master's degree in strategy and security at the United States Army War College.

He joined the IDF in August 1996 and served in the Golani Brigade's reconnaissance company. In 2005 he took command of that unit and led it in the Second Lebanon War. He later commanded Battalion 51, the Gefen Battalion and the Samaria Brigade.

He commanded the Golani Brigade from 2018 to 2020. From 2022 he led the Galilee Division, which fought on the Lebanon front during the Swords of Iron War.

In July 2025 he was promoted to aluf and named head of the Home Front Command. He lives in Leshem, is married to Efrat and has 4 children.

Milestones in Shai Klapper's life

1996
Joined the IDF and the Golani Brigade.
2005
Became commander of the Golani reconnaissance company.
2010
Promoted to lieutenant colonel and named commander of Battalion 51.
2014
Promoted to colonel and named commander of the Samaria Brigade.
2018
Became commander of the Golani Brigade.
2020
Promoted to brigadier general.
2022
Took command of the Galilee Division.
2025
Promoted to aluf and appointed head of the Home Front Command.

Shai Klapper served in Golani Brigade

Klapper joined the IDF in 1996 and rose through the Golani Brigade, which he commanded from 2018 to 2020. He fought in the Second Intifada and the Second Lebanon War, led the Galilee Division from 2022, and has headed the Home Front Command as an aluf since 2025.

Golani Brigade