The new commander of the IDF Central Command, Gen. Roni Noma, assumes his post, replacing Gen. Nitzan Alon during a ceremony in Jerusalem.
Noma, the former head of the IDF’s Depth Corps, says, “Our responsibility to the security of settlements is not in doubt. We must fight terror while ensuring the quality of life of both Israelis and Palestinians.”
Alon says that Israel and the PA “are at the height of a strategic struggle: Politically, diplomatically, and legally.”
Noma comes into the position as warnings abound about a possible eruption of violence in the West Bank, which is under the authority of the Central Command.
A General Staff changing of the guard on March 24, 2015, from right: Chief of the IDF General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot; incoming head of the Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Yoel Strik; outgoing Home Front Command head Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg; Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon; outgoing OC Central Command, Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon; incoming OC Central Command, Maj. Gen. Roni Numa (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
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