New IDF chief Zamir to meet residents of Gaza border areas

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (right) together with outgoing Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (right) together with outgoing Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir will meet today with mayors and leaders of local councils in the Gaza border area, the military says.

Afterward, Zamir will hold a meeting with the General Staff Forum to discuss and approve operational plans for the Gaza Strip amid a fragile ceasefire with Hamas.

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