Sharon Zagagi-Pinhas (Hebrew: שרון זגגי־פנחס) is an Israeli attorney specializing in military and administrative law. She is a former Chief Military Prosecutor for the Israel Defense Forces.
Zagagi-Pinhas graduated from the Israeli National Security College with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She later earned LLB and LLM degrees at the institution. She graduated with her LLM cum laude. [1]
As Chief Military Prosecutor for the IDF, Zagagi-Pinhas pursued high profile cases, including the criminal probe into the 2015 shooting death of Samah Abdallah, [2] the 2016 manslaughter case against Sergeant Elor Azaria, [3] and the 2017 conviction of Brigadier General Ofek Buchris for sexual offenses. [4]
After retiring from military service, Zagagi-Pinhas advocated for Kim Ariel Arad, who was sexually assaulted by her psychologist in 2021, [5] and for the family of Gadi Isaacs, who committed suicide after military police detention in 2022. [6] She has assisted with legal inquiries concerning victims of the October 7 attacks. [7]
Zagagi-Pinhas has appeared in the media as a legal expert, commenting on investigations into Sde Teiman for The Jerusalem Post [8] and Haaretz , [9] and sexual violence in the 7 October attacks for Der Standard. [10]
Zagagi-Pinhas is a founding member of the The Dinah Project and expert member of the Dvorah Forum. [1] She is one of the authors of A Quest for Justice: 7 October and Beyond, published by The Dinah Project in 2025. [11] [12]
She works on the legal team of the law offices of Nahmany-Bar in Herzliya Pituah. As a reservist, she holds the rank of Colonel. [13]