Yisrael Shomer

Yisrael Shomer
Shomer in 2019
Born	(1977-08-30) 30 August 1977 Ashdod, Israel
Allegiance	Israel
Service/branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1995–present
Rank	Brigadier general

Yisrael Shomer (Hebrew: ישראל שומר, born 30 August 1977) is an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces with the rank of brigadier general. He currently serves as the head of the Operations Division. Previously, he served as the commander of the HaMeptz formation, the head of the operations department in the Israel Defense Forces, the commander of the Nahal Brigade, an officer of the of the Southern Command, head of the planning and organization department in the Israeli Ground Forces, commander of the Binyamin Brigade and commander of the Nahal DGS.

Military career

In 2016, Shomer was appointed head of the planning and organization department in the Ground Forces, and served in the position until 2017, at the same time he was a trainee at the National Security College in the M.D. cycle (2016-2017). In July 2017, he was appointed as the commanding officer of the Southern Command, and served in the position until August 2019. On 15 August 2019, Shomer was appointed commander of the Nahal Brigade, in which he held until 28 June 2021. On that day, Sharon Asman was appointed as the new commander. However, three days later, on 1 July, Asman suddenly died during morning training. As a result, Shomer was issued command in which he held until 1 September 2021. In his next position, he was the head of the Operations Department at the Operations Division, holding this position until July 2023.