Background and career
Samuel Benezra (Hebrew: שמואל בן עזרא) is an Israeli defense official and engineer who has served since June 2026 as head of the National Security Council and national security adviser to the prime minister of Israel.
Benezra has held senior positions in the Israeli defense establishment in the fields of research and development, missile defense, cyber capabilities, technological intelligence and defense technology. He served in the Israeli Navy, the Directorate of Defense Research and Development of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the Shin Bet. He was among the leading figures in the development of the Arrow 3 interceptor, a project that received the Israel Defense Prize in 2017.

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