IDF declares area around military chief’s home a closed zone amid anti-war protests

In an unusual move, the chief of the Home Front Command signed an order declaring the area around IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir’s house a “closed military zone,” following anti-war protests there.

The order was signed by Maj. Gen. Shai Klepper on Friday, according to the document shared online by Rotem Sivan, the leader of a protest group representing mothers of combat soldiers.

Last week, members of a different group, Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad), poured buckets of red paint on the street and a wall outside the home of Zamir in Ramot HaShavim, a town adjacent to Hod Hasharon.

It is unclear why the protests were not limited by the police, and instead, the military resorted to an order signed by a major general.

The military says that “the decision to declare the area a closed military zone was made based on professional and security considerations.”

תושבי רמות השבים, מושב בשרון, התעוררו הבוקר לגלות שהם גרים בשטח צבאי סגור.
מדוע?
כי הרמטכ"ל מפחד מהאימהות.
אחרי שיצא אל האמהות שעומדות מול ביתו, והבטיח לנו שישמור על הילדים שלנו, אותם הוא שולח לתוך מלכודת מוות, הוא מורה לאלוף פיקוד העורף להכריז על ביתו כשטח צבאי סגור.

צבא שמפחד… pic.twitter.com/JuXiZ2hL6T

— Rotem Sivan (@DrRotemSivan) September 7, 2025