Herzi Halevi

Taking responsibility for Oct 7 failures, IDF chief of staff resigns

Lt. Gen Herzi Halevi, chief of Israel’s military, announces his resignation, while taking responsibility for the IDF’s failures on and before October 7th, 2023.

IDF will keep killing terrorists until Hamas frees hostages, says chief of staff

‘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.

Israeli military preparing for ‘extreme’ Iranian attack – report

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.

IDF Chief: Operations will pressure Hamas to release hostages

Halevi: ‘We are dismantling Hamas and targeting its infrastructure and forces to ensure that there will never be another October 7.’

IDF Chief responds to Syrian rebel leader’s accusation of Israeli ‘aggression’

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

Netanyahu, Gallant ‘fully back’ the IDF, ‘reject any attack’ on top security officials

Nevertheless, some Likud members remain outspoken in their scathing criticism of IDF chief Halevi and other top officials in the security establishment.

Bogus threats: Warnings about IDF readiness made to ‘overthrow gov’t’ – Netanyahu associate

Source close to Netanyahu says IDF operational readiness not impacted by refusals, warnings from security officials are meant to weaken Netanyahu politically.

Netanyahu cancels vacation, summons IDF Chief for ‘urgent’ meeting

The heads of Israel’s security organizations deny report that they planned to bypass the government and go public with judicial reform concerns.

‘Dangerous cracks’: Will reservists refuse to report for duty? IDF waiting to see

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.

Too close for comfort: Hezbollah films top IDF brass on border, ‘could have been very, very deadly’

Hezbollah-affiliated news outlet publishes video of Chief of Staff, Northern District Commander touring border, seemingly unware that they are being filmed.