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Monday, March 24, 2025
IDF chief hits back at defense minister: I don’t ‘receive instructions through the media’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir hits back at Defense Minister Israel Katz for instructing him via a statement to the media to examine the conduct of the Military Advocate General, after a senior reserves officer — involved in an IDF October 7 probe — was summoned for a Military Police investigation.
“The chief of staff does not receive instructions through media announcements,” Zamir says in a statement released by the IDF.
“The claim that the officer was being investigated because of his part in the October 7 investigations is false and unfounded,” he says.
“The officer was summoned for questioning on suspicion of serious operational security violations. The investigation will continue to be conducted professionally,” Zamir says.
“I support the IDF’s law enforcement bodies, which are acting in accordance with the law to investigate suspicions, as required,” he adds.
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