Brig. Gen. Yisrael Shomer, the chief of the Operations Division, has suddenly requested to step down and retire from the military “due to personal circumstances,” the IDF says.
The officer is reportedly suspected of “moral offenses” and was questioned by the Military Police, although the IDF is not commenting on those allegations as of yet.
The IDF says Shomer’s commander, Maj. Gen. Itzik Cohen, the head of the Operations Directorate, accepted his request. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir also approved Shomer’s “request for immediate retirement, and he will therefore retire from service immediately.”
Until a permanent replacement for Shomer is made, the head of the Planning Department in the Operations Directorate, a colonel, will serve as head of the division.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
