Yoel Strick

Yoel Strick was born in 1966 in Dimona

Yoel Strick was born on October 10, 1966, and grew up in Dimona. He lives in Kokhav Yair, is married to Sarit, and has 3 children.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern studies from Tel Aviv University. He earned a master's degree in strategy at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is also a graduate of the Wexner Foundation program.

He joined the IDF in 1985 and began in flight school but did not finish it. He then served in the Paratroopers and later moved to the Givati Brigade, where he rose to command battalions and, from 2005, the brigade itself. He went on to command the Edom and Galilee divisions and the Operations Division.

In 2015 he became a Major General and head of the Home Front Command. He led the Northern Command from 2017, including during Operation Northern Shield, and then the Ground Forces Command until 2021.

After leaving the army he became a research fellow at JINSA and worked as a consultant. In October 2025 he was named president of Elbit Systems Israel's counterpart company, Bagira Systems Israel.