Netanyahu taps Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir as next deputy IDF chief

Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir as the next deputy IDF chief of staff, the military says in a statement.

In doing that, Netanyahu accepts the recommendation of Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, who has been tapped as the next IDF chief.

Zamir, 52, was the head of the army’s Southern Command until June. He is a former military secretary to the prime minister.

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