‘We won’t stop’ – Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi tells IDF officers in Gaza that Israel’s military operations in the Strip are meant to pressure Hamas into freeing Israeli hostages.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi reportedly placing Israeli military on high alert, amid intelligence suggesting Iran planning ‘extreme’ attack on Israel ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration later this month.
Halevi: ‘We are dismantling Hamas and targeting its infrastructure and forces to ensure that there will never be another October 7.’
Halevi emphasized that the primary reason for the IDF’s actions in Syria was the protection of Israeli communities in the Golan Heights. By The IDF
Nevertheless, some Likud members remain outspoken in their scathing criticism of IDF chief Halevi and other top officials in the security establishment.
Source close to Netanyahu says IDF operational readiness not impacted by refusals, warnings from security officials are meant to weaken Netanyahu politically.
The heads of Israel’s security organizations deny report that they planned to bypass the government and go public with judicial reform concerns.
The inescapable conclusion is that the Israeli military faces in the coming months the greatest threat to its cohesion, and potentially the greatest threat to its combat-readiness, in its history.
Hezbollah-affiliated news outlet publishes video of Chief of Staff, Northern District Commander touring border, seemingly unware that they are being filmed.
‘We must respect our cemeteries, and not turn them into a debate stage,’ says IDF Chief of Staff ahead of Memorial Day ceremonies.
Born and raised in Jerusalem, Herzi Halevi is the first graduate of a religious high school to become Chief of Staff.
Learn some facts about the IDF’s new commander-in-chief and why he was selected.
