Yoav Brunner

Yoav Brunner was born in 1979 in Kiryat Tiv'on

Yoav Brunner was born on June 25, 1979, to Yair and Edna, and grew up in Kiryat Tiv'on. He attended Narkisim elementary school and ORT Greenberg in the town. He was a counselor in the Alon scout troop there.

He joined the IDF in August 1997 and served in the Duchifat Battalion as a platoon and company commander. He later led a company at Bahad 1 and then joined the Paratroopers Brigade. He commanded the vanguard company of Battalion 890 in the Second Lebanon War.

From 2013 to 2015 he commanded Battalion 890, including in Operation Protective Edge. He then led the Paratroopers training base, Brigade 55 and the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Strip, where he served in Operation Guardian of the Walls. In 2020 he apologized to drivers in his sector after remarks he made about them drew criticism.

He commanded the Paratroopers Brigade from 2021 to 2023. In 2024 he was promoted to brigadier general and took command of the Habazak Division, which operated in the Gaza Strip. He is set to lead the Command and Staff College. He is married to Lior, has 4 children, and holds degrees from Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa.