Eyal Zamir formally replaces Herzi Halevi as IDF chief in handover ceremony at Kirya

By Emanuel Fabian

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5 March 2025, 4:56 pm 3 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (left), outgoing chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (right), and Halevi's office manager Lt. Col. Matan Fedelman (center) salute at a handover ceremony at the military's Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 5, 2025. (Screen capture/Israel Defense Forces)

Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir formally takes over from outgoing chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi in a short handover ceremony at the military’s Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv.

Due to the war, the ceremony is being held without the usual large crowd, motorcade, and red carpet.

The IDF also forwent dress uniforms, and both Halevi and Zamir wore their work uniforms, known in the military as Madei Bet.

The ceremony begins with a moment of silence for the IDF’s fallen troops.