Magal was born and raised in
Bat Yam. Magal attended high school in the
Hebrew University Secondary School in Jerusalem. During his
IDF national service he was a member of the
Sayeret Matkal special forces, before joining
Hadashot 10, where he was a reporter on military affairs. In 2012 he joined the
Walla! news website, where he became editor. He joined
the Jewish Home party, and was placed sixth on its list for the
2015 elections. He was elected to the Knesset as the party won eight seats. However, in November 2015, Magal announced his resignation from the Knesset following sexual harassment allegations. In January 2016 the police investigation into him was closed. In 2020 Magal appeared on
The Singer in the Mask as "Cactus". He was the second contestant eliminated.
Tweet celebrating Israeli airstrikes on Gaza In 2024 he made controversial post on his
X account when he joked about a fire following an Israeli airstrike on Rafah, describing it as a "Hanukkah gift".
Tweet celebrating Iranian missile strike on Weizmann Institute After an
Iranian missile strike on the
Weizmann Institute of Science inflicted serious damage on some of the institute's labs, setting back research there by several years, Yinon Magal posted on X: "The Holy One, Blessed be He 1, Weizmann Institute 0." ==Personal life==