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Maj. Gen. Guy Markizeno enters role as Netanyahu’s military secretary in handover ceremony
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Military secretary to the prime minister, Maj. Gen. Guy Markizeno, speaks at a handover ceremony at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, June 9, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
Maj. Gen. Guy Markizeno entered the role of military secretary to the prime minister during a handover ceremony, replacing Roman Gofman who now heads the Mossad spy agency.
Markizeno, who previously served as military secretary to the defense minister, was promoted to major general at the ceremony yesterday.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
The next military secretary to the defense minister has not yet been selected.
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