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Meet the IDF’s new Chief of Staff!

September 7, 2022

Learn some facts about the IDF’s new commander-in-chief, the first Orthodox Jew to attain the position.

Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi was nominated Sunday by Defense Minister Benny Gantz to become the next chief of the Israel Defense Forces.

He is set to take up the post in January 2023 when Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi’s tenure ends.

Learn some facts about the IDF’s new commander-in-chief and why he was selected.

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IDF News

4 IDF reservists killed, 14 wounded in battle with Hezbollah terrorists

Hezbollah underground complex

IDF discovers Hezbollah tunnel and plans to launch an Oct 7th-style attack into Israel

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5 IDF soldiers killed in Southern Lebanon

IDF kills 3 Hezbollah commanders, eliminates 70 more terrorists

12 US lawmakers demand probe into IDF Lebanon strike

IDF Soldiers Killed

2 Israeli reserve soldiers killed in northern fighting

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IDF confirms death of Hezbollah executive council chief

Lebanon Rockets

Hezbollah retains less than 30% of its firepower, IDF says

Raam Fighter Planes

Israel strikes Hezbollah’s main naval base in Beirut

Gaza Civilian

Hamas murdering Gazans fleeing combat zone: IDF paramedic

Analysis

IDF still hasn’t internalized the tunnel threat, experts say

How blunders at IDF base led to disaster on October 7th

Jordanian Border

Inside IDF’s plans for tech-heavy border fence on Jordanian frontier

IRON SWORDS WAR

Israel police say IDF, security agency could have saved lives at Nova festival had they shared intel

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‘Brave and Complex’: How IDF located and freed hostage from Gaza tunnel

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Sorting out truth from lies about the IDF attack on Hamas command center in a school

IDF Gaza Border

After years of neglect, Israel ‘returns to territorial-defense concept’

Videos

Hezbollah Weapons

WATCH: IDF recovers Hezbollah weapons hidden underground

Hezbollah weapons

WATCH: IDF finds massive stockpiles of Hezbollah weapons

IDF explodes IDF tunnel

WATCH: IDF blows up 1.5 km long Hezbollah tunnel

WATCH: IDF special forces arrest wanted terrorist in Nablus

WATCH: Ben Shapiro defends IDF actions in UCLA debate

WATCH: IDF airstrike destroys Radwan forces HQ

WATCH: IDF chopper downs Hezbollah drone headed for Ben Gurion airport

WATCH: IDF soldiers find loaded rocket launcher hidden inside SUV

Heroes

5 IDF secret units protecting Israelis

5 IDF secret units protecting Israelis

Meet the IDF’s new Chief of Staff!

Meet the IDF’s new Chief of Staff!

TRUE HERO: The ex-IDF soldier who confronted 9/11 attackers

TRUE HERO: The ex-IDF soldier who confronted 9/11 attackers

Fallen IDF hero who prevented attack mourned by hundreds as ‘huge person’

Fallen IDF hero who prevented attack mourned by hundreds as ‘huge person’

3 Fallen Soldiers

3 IDF reservists killed in northern Gaza operation

Ronny Ganizate

Immigrant to Israel and IDF reservist killed in Lebanon

hostage-bodies

Hamas says it will kill hostages again if IDF attempts to rescue them

Lt. Shahar Ben Nun,

IDF paratrooper officer killed and 6 wounded in airstrike malfunction in Khan Younis

Weapons

IDF: Drones played major role in Operation Breaking Dawn’s targeting, intelligence gathering

IDF: Drones played major role in Operation Breaking Dawn’s targeting, intelligence gathering

BORDER JUSTICE: IDF busts weapons smugglers

BORDER JUSTICE: IDF busts weapons smugglers

IDF approves use of armed drones to attack terrorists in Judea, Samaria

IDF approves use of armed drones to attack terrorists in Judea, Samaria

Israel’s new Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters boost IDF’s capabilities

Israel’s new Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters boost IDF’s capabilities

Hezbollah weapons

Made in Iran: Israel displays captured Hezbollah weapons

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IDF troops seized 70k Hamas assets since war’s start

IDF Northern Israel

Israel shifts gears: 20,000 homegrown drones on the horizon

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Israel receives 500th aircraft with military supplies from US