Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi has been named the next IDF deputy chief of staff, the military says.
Halevi, a former head of Military Intelligence who currently leads the IDF Southern Command, was nominated for the position by IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi.
Head of the IDF Southern Command Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi oversees an operation to assassinate Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu al-Ata on November 12, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz has approved the recommendation.
“Herzi is an officer with immense experience, who has carried out command and staff positions excellently throughout the IDF system. As someone who has known him for decades, I am confident that he will be an excellent deputy chief of staff, who will help the chief of staff and all IDF commanders to lead the military in the face of dynamic challenges on all operational fronts and in the necessary force build-up processes,” Gantz says.
Halevi will replace Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, who has served in the position for two years.
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