Gadi Eisenkot

December 10, 2018, 10:28 pm

Hailing joint ‘secret operations,’ Shin Bet bids farewell to outgoing IDF chief

At Tel Aviv ceremony, Gadi Eisenkot is praised for ‘record-breaking’ cooperation between security bodies during his tenure

By TOI staff

IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at Glilot military base near Tel Aviv, March 28, 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

December 10, 2018, 4:22 pm

IDF chief briefs UN commander on Hezbollah attack tunnels dug into Israel

Eisenkot tells UNIFIL’s Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col his troops must help neutralize threat on Lebanese side of the border

By TOI staff

Israeli soldiers show UNIFIL commander Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col a Hezbollah tunnel that penetrated Israeli territory from southern Lebanon on December 6, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

December 7, 2018, 9:36 pm

Israel using ‘passive seismic’ technology to expose Hezbollah’s attack tunnels

IDF says its sophisticated sensors are able to monitor Hezbollah tunnel drilling throughout the northern border area

By TOI staff

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman meets with IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, the head of the Shin Bet security service and other senior defense officials in the army's Tel Aviv headquarters on November 11, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

December 6, 2018, 10:51 pm

Before he quit, Liberman said to tell IDF top brass they sound like Peace Now

‘I sometimes feel like I’m consulting with the management of Peace Now,’ then-defense minister reportedly sniped at IDF chief Eisenkot, who was said to oppose Gaza ground operation

By Michael Bachner

A helicopter carrying a wounded Israeli soldier who was injured during an operation in the Gaza Strip lands outside Beersheba's Soroka Medical Center on November 11, 2018. (Twitter)

November 27, 2018, 9:56 am

IDF opens probes into Gaza special ops raid that went awry

One investigation into incident, in which Israel officer was killed, will be led by Military Intelligence, while a second will look deeper into how army conducts such missions

By Judah Ari Gross

Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Yair Golan in August 2015. (Gefen Reznik/IDF Spokesperson)

November 26, 2018, 10:07 am

IDF chief reprimands former deputy for slamming Bennett – report

Ministers also censure outgoing general Yair Golan, who said the education minister was ‘weakening’ the state by attacking the military

By TOI staff

November 25, 2018, 4:33 pm

Cabinet said to slam senior IDF officer for public criticism of Bennett

Ministers reportedly berate former deputy chief of staff Yair Golan after he says education minister ‘weakens the army and State of Israel’

By TOI staff

Then-head of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi attends a Knesset committee meeting on February 25, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

November 25, 2018, 2:41 pm

Cabinet confirms Aviv Kochavi as Israel army’s 22nd chief of staff

Lt. Gen. Eisenkot’s tenure extended by two weeks, to January 15, to give more time for his successor to prepare

By Judah Ari Gross

Soldiers from the IDF Commando Brigade take part in a large-scale training exercise in November 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

November 24, 2018, 8:28 pm

Israel holds major drill to practice fighting Hamas and Hezbollah simultaneously

Ongoing 10-day exercise by Commando Brigade tackles battling Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in north at the same time, a prospect military fears is liable to occur

By Judah Ari Gross

Former defense minister Avigdor Liberman right) addressing a conference in Netanya, November 22, 2018. (Screenshot)

November 22, 2018, 4:05 pm

Liberman: Army chief largely agrees with ombudsman that IDF not combat-ready

Former defense minister tells conference that Hamas ‘stronger than before 2014 Israel-Gaza war’ and that government policy will allow it to be ‘as powerful as Hezbollah’ in a year

By TOI staff

IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, center, visits the Gaza Division with Col. Yaakov 'Yaki' Dolef and head of the Southern Command Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir in southern Israel on August 30, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson)

November 21, 2018, 11:26 pm

Netanyahu interviews two candidates for IDF deputy chief of staff

Generals Eyal Zamir and Nitzan Alon considered to replace Aviv Kochavi, who is slated to take over as IDF chief next year

By Judah Ari Gross

IDF Ombudsman Yitzhak Brick poses with a copy of his annual report on May 28, 2017. (Defense Ministry)

November 21, 2018, 10:20 pm

Ombudsman fires fresh salvo in ongoing battle over IDF’s readiness for war

In letter to Knesset committee, Maj. Gen. (res) Brick says officers are ‘afraid’ to speak truthfully about military’s preparedness

By Judah Ari Gross

Incoming Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi shakes hands with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at a ceremony in the army's Tel Aviv headquarters on May 11, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

November 20, 2018, 8:04 pm

Vetting panel okays Kochavi for IDF chief, final vote next week

Netanyahu to seek final approval for the general on November 25; IDF deputy chief of staff’s replacement still unknown following defense minister shakeup

By Judah Ari Gross

This file photo provided on Friday October 20, 2017 by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media shows Iran's army chief of staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, left, looking at a map with senior officers from the Iranian military as they visit a front line in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)

November 20, 2018, 5:45 pm

IDF says its efforts to keep Iran from Syrian foothold are succeeding

Military chief says Islamic Republic’s capabilities ‘far’ from what they sought, army will continue to counter Iranian attempts to establish permanent presence

By Judah Ari Gross

Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, April 22, 2013 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

November 19, 2018, 5:09 pm

Deriding Bennett, Netanyahu says IDF soldiers ‘are not afraid of anyone’

PM hits back at Jewish Home head’s claim that army’s Military Advocate General prevents soldiers from carrying out their fighting duties

By Raoul Wootliff