Herzi Halevi, who was chief of staff of the IDF during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led onslaught, and who remained in the role until he resigned in March, is spotted at a rally for the return of the remaining 13 deceased captives in the coastal city of Netanya.
The photo, distributed by the Israeli Pro-Democracy Protest Movement this evening, appears to show Halevi in a blue button-down shirt listening to a fellow rallygoer whose face is not visible.
In his resignation letter, penned at the beginning of the previous ceasefire in January, Halevi wrote that the IDF was creating the conditions for the release of the hostages, and that the army would continue to fight to free them.
“The IDF will continue to fight to dismantle Hamas’s governance and military capabilities, to secure the return of all the hostages, and to strengthen the security conditions that will allow the safe return of residents to their homes in the south and north,” he wrote.
Earlier in the day, Halevi attended the funeral of Tamir Adar, who was killed defending Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 attack.
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