Uri Dauba

Uri Dauba was born in 1983 in Ein Tzurim

Uri Dauba was born and raised on Kibbutz Ein Tzurim, where he still lives. His 3 brothers are also officers. Hanoch Dauba is an armored corps colonel who commanded the Kiryati Brigade, Niv Dauba is a colonel who commands the Kiryati Brigade, and Idan Dauba is a lieutenant colonel.

He joined the IDF in 2001, volunteered for the Paratroopers and served in the 890th Battalion. He led a platoon and later a company, and fought in the Second Intifada and the Second Lebanon War. He went on to command the Paratroopers reconnaissance battalion from 2015 to 2017 and the 226th Brigade from August 2019.

In July 2022 he took command of the 300th Brigade and led it during the Swords of Iron war. In September 2024 he left the post to study at the National Security College. In March 2025 he was promoted to brigadier general and became chief of staff of the Northern Command.

In July 2026 it was announced that he would command the 80th Division. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the University of Haifa. He is married and has 4 children.