IDF chief Zamir makes new round of senior appointments

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir made a new round of senior appointments in the military.

The list announced by Zamir last night includes four new brigadier generals and 17 new colonels, as well as three brigadier generals and 10 colonels who are moving to new positions at the same rank.

Among those being promoted is Col. Gil Elia, the current commander of the Marom Brigade, who will be the next military secretary to President Isaac Herzog.

Zamir also picked a new commander for the Paratroopers Brigade, Col. Roy Zweig, after the previous pick for the role, Col. Ephraim Avni, by former IDF chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, was not approved by Defense Minister Israel Katz. Avni, who was operations chief at the Southern Command ahead of the October 7 onslaught, has his promotion on hold until his role in the failures is evaluated.

Zweig was reprimanded in 2022 while he commanded the Samaria Regional Brigade for participating in a settler event without approval and saying the military and the settlement movement are “one and the same.”

Zamir also promoted a female officer to a senior role in the IDF Computer Service Directorate: Brig. Gen. Yael Chaya Grossman, who will serve as chief of staff, a role akin to deputy head of the directorate.