COMMANDER // 1928–2025
Eli Zeira
Lifespan
1928 – 2025
Profile
Eli Zeira was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces. He was director of Aman, Israel's military intelligence, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. He is most remembered for his ill-conceived prewar assessment that Egypt and Syria would not attack, despite intelligence to the contrary.