The decisions come after a meeting with Defence Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, and Police Commissioner Daniel Levy. The IDF said it ...

"The mission is clear: to lead the IDF to victory. Hamas has not been defeated yet," he said at Wednesday's transfer ceremony.

Gen. Eyal Zamir, with the approval from Defense Minister Israel Katz, appointed Brig.-Gen. Efi Dafrin  as the new IDF ...

The primary mission of the incoming chief of staff, Major General Eyal Zamir, is security-related. He must ensure that the IDF protects the State of Israel and its residents from its enemies.

IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi attends a state ceremony in October marking the first anniversary of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.

New IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir met with families of hostage soldiers Friday morning, two days after taking office as the 24th head of Israel’s army. According to Channel 13 news ...

Between 2018 and 2021, he served as deputy IDF chief of staff, his final role in the army at the time, before heading to the United States to become a visiting research fellow at the Washington ...

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi. IDF Chief of General Staff LTG Herzi Halevi, is set to travel Sunday night on an official visit to the United States. During the visit (Feb. 17-20), Halevi is ...

As Israel and the IDF stand at a crossroads, a new Chief of Staff takes command. On March 5, 2025, General Eyal Zamir assumed leadership of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a period of ...

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi on Friday apologized to the IDF lookouts who were recently freed from Hamas captivity for the fact that the IDF did not take seriously their warnings of an ...

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi meets four of the five IDF lookouts who were recently freed from Hamas captivity, apologizes to them for the fact that their warnings before October 7 were ignored ...