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IDF names next head of Gaza Division after clearing him of wrongdoing in Kibbutz Be’eri battle
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram will be the next commander of the Gaza Division, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has decided.
Hiram, the current commander of the 99th Division, was tapped to serve as the next Gaza Division head before the war.
The move was put on hold amid the fighting in Gaza, and Hiram’s involvement in the battle at Kibbutz Be’eri amid the October 7 onslaught.
An IDF tactical investigation into the battle at Be’eri has since cleared Hiram of any wrongdoing.
Hiram will finish his role as the 99th Division head in the coming days, and he will become head of the Gaza Division at a later date, which is to be determined, the IDF says.
He will replace Brig. Gen. Avi Rosenfeld, who announced his resignation last month over his role in the failures that led to the Hamas terror group’s October 7 onslaught.
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