Yigal Dadon

Yigal Dadon was born in 1980

Yigal Dadon was born in 1980 in the community of Merkaz Shapira. He studied at the Or Etzion high school yeshiva and then at the Atzmona pre-military academy.

He joined the IDF in 2000 and finished the Air Force flight course in 2001. From 2018 to 2021 he commanded the 118th Squadron. He then headed a combined support branch in the air force's helicopter group until 2022, and later led an Alon team at the military college until 2024.

On the morning of the October 7 massacre, he told the Paratroopers Brigade commander that helicopters were available to move troops. He flew one of the Yasur helicopters himself and landed near Kibbutz Alumim, where anti-tank rockets set the helicopter on fire. No one was killed, and Dadon was lightly wounded.

In May 2024 he was appointed to investigate the massacre and battles at Re'im and nearby junctions. In July 2024 he became a brigadier general and took command of Palmachim Airbase. He holds a law degree from Sapir College and a master's in political science from the University of Haifa, and he is married with 4 children.