| Eyal Eisenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born 1963- | |
| Place of birth | Kfar Bialik |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service/branch | Israel
Army |
| Years of service | 1981– |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held | Gaza Division |
| Battles/wars | 1982-2000 South Lebanon conflict, Second Intifada (Operation Days of Penitence, Operation Rainbow), 2006 Lebanon War, 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict |
Brigadier-General Eyal Eisenberg (born 1963) is an Israeli army officer. He is the commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Gaza Division, and led it during the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict.
Eisenberg was born in Kfar Bialik in 1963. He began his military service in the Israel Defense Forces in 1981, as a cadet in the IAF Flight School. He did not complete his pilot training, and moved to the Air Force's Shaldag commando unit, where he became a company commander. He then joined the Givati Brigade as commander of the Brigade's Samson's Foxes Reconnaissance company, and later as the commander of its Shaked battalion. He returned to the Shaldag Unit as its commander, a post he held from 1996- 1999. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and commanded the Eastern Brigade of Lebanon Liaison Unit during Israel's withdrawal from the security zone it held in Lebanon in 2000. Subsequently he commanded a reserve paratrooper brigade, before returning to Givati Brigade as its commander, in 2003-2005. He led the brigade during Operation Days of Penitence, and according to Human Rights Watch, he was one of the key Israeli decision-makers in the Gaza Strip during Operation Rainbow in May 2004.[1]. In November 2005 he assumed command of the 98th Paratroopers Division, and led it during the 2006 Lebanon War. Though the performance of his division in the war was criticized by the Winograd Commission, he was the only one of the four divisional commanders that participated in the war who continued to serve in the army after the war, advancing in the ranks. His appointment as commander of the Gaza Division was harshly criticized, due to the perceived failure of the division under his command in the Lebanon war.[2]
Eisenberg replaced Moshe Tamir as commander of the Gaza Division on 19 November 2008.[3] The handing over of command was postponed due to a surge in tensions around Gaza.[4]
Eisenberg is married and the father of 3 children. He lives in a Moshav in central Israel.
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