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Monday, October 31, 2022
Amir Baram takes up role as IDF deputy chief of staff
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF deputy chief of staff Maj. Gen. Amir Baram speaks during a ceremony at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, October 31, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
Maj. Gen. Amir Baram formally enters the role of deputy chief of staff following a short military ceremony this morning at the Israel Defense Forces’ headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Baram replaces Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who will go on to become the next Israel Defense Forces chief on January 17.
Baram, 53, recently completed his tenure as chief of the IDF Northern Command. Previously, he commanded the Paratroopers Brigade, the unit he was first drafted into in 1988.
Halevi will be replacing the outgoing IDF chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi.
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