Operation Good Neighbor

Operation Good Neighbor

Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Dror

Founder and Commander of IDF’s “Good Neighbor” Unit

Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Dror (IDF res.), the founder and commander of the IDF’s “Good Neighbor” unit, served as an officer in the IDF for over 20 years in a variety of positions in the frontline as a coordination and liaison officer in the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT).
During Operation Good Neighbor, Dror orchestrated over 700 humanitarian aid missions, oversaw the establishment of a hospital for expectant mothers in which over 1,000 babies have been born, and supervised the supply of thousands of tons of food, medicine, and clothing to Syrian citizens in the border region. Through the Good Neighbor campaign, under Dror’s command, nearly 1,500 sick children were treated, and 5,000 wounded civilians evacuated from the Syrian border for treatment inside the state of Israel. Dror lives in Kibbutz Sde Nehemia with his wife and three children.