Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently interviewed Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram to potentially become his military secretary, Channel 12 news reports.
The outlet says that while sources close to the premier confirm that the interview was held in recent days, Hiram is unlikely to be appointed to the position.
Earlier today, it was announced that Hiram, the commander of the 99th Division, has been formally censured for the demolition of a university in the Gaza Strip earlier this year without prior approval.
Controversy also surrounds Hiram over his order to fire a tank shell at a home in the southern community of Kibbutz Be’eri amid a hostage situation during Hamas’s October 7 onslaught, possibly killing some of the captives.
Before the war, Hiram was tapped to be the next commander of the Gaza Division.
Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.
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