Eyal Zamir has officially been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general as he assumes the role of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff. Zamir was decorated with the new rank during a handover ceremony at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv.

Zamir replaces Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, who resigned after intelligence failures left Israel unprepared for Hamas’s assault. The incident exposed critical security gaps, reminding us of the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War,

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Eyal Zamir took over Wednesday as the 24th commander of the Israel Defense Forces, replacing Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who resigned over the military’s failure to prevent Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.

New IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has pledged to lead the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to victory as he officially assumed command during a changeover ceremony at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv.