Yisrael Shomer

Yisrael Shomer (Hebrew: ישראל שומר, born 30 August 1977) is an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces with the rank of brigadier general.

In 2016, Shomer was appointed head of the planning and organization department in the Ground Forces,[1] and served in the position until 2017, at the same time he was a trainee at the National Security College in the M.D.

On 15 August 2019, Shomer was appointed commander of the Nahal Brigade,[3] in which he held until 28 June 2021.

However, three days later, on 1 July, Asman suddenly died during morning training.

After leaving his wife and children locked in their home's saferoom, he called a number of IDF generals, including Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and ventured outside armed with a knife to fight the attacking militants before picking up a rifle from a wounded member of the kibbutz security team.