Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi takes over as IDF deputy chief of staff at a small ceremony in the army’s Tel Aviv headquarters.
He replaces Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, who is leaving the military after 37 years to pursue “academic studies,” the army says in a statement.
At the same event, Maj. Gen. Muni Katz is promoted from brigadier general and takes command of the army’s Depths Corps, a secretive branch of the military, responsible for IDF operations beyond Israel’s borders.
From left, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, Maj. Gen. (res.) Tal Russo, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi and Maj. Gen. Muni Katz raise a toast at a ceremony in the army’s Tel Aviv headquarters on May 11, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
Katz will replace Maj. Gen. (res.) Tal Russo, who has served in the position as a reservist since February 2015.
Both IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman attend the ceremony, which is held in Eisenkot’s conference room.
— Judah Ari Gross
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