Cabinet still to vote on appointment; Zamir, former director of Defense Ministry, will take over for Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, ...

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Zamir came a close second to Halevi in the race for IDF chief in January 2023, in a pick made by then-defense minister Benny ...

Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon, and Keith Siegel return home after 484 days in Hamas captivity • IDF opens fire on armed group ...

Zamir, a veteran commander, will take charge of the Israel Defense Forces on March 6, 2025, at a time of growing regional ...

Netanyahu’s office said that Zamir would take on the post on March 6 and will become IDF’s 24th chief of staff.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, agree to appoint Major General (res.) Eyal Zamir to head the ...

Eyal Zamir to replace Herzi Halevi, who has commanded the military during the 15-month war against Hamas in Gaza ...

Zamir is a veteran of decades, begining his service in the Armored Corps around the time of the First Lebanon War, and was ...

The defense minister is interviewing three candidates for the formidable challenge of restructuring the military while facing ...

We are a military that is very proud to implement the [government’s] policy, to implement the decision to return the hostages ...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Major General Eyal Zamir as the new army chief, after the resignation of top ...