Yiftach Norkin is an IDF officer with the rank of colonel who serves as the commander of the Ephraim Brigade.

Norkin received the President’s Medal for his service in the 74th Battalion in the 188th Brigade of the Armored Corps in fighting in Tulqarem. In 2015, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed commander of the 77th Battalion. On August 14, 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and appointed commander of the Ephraim Brigade.