A vetting committee approves the candidacy of Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir for the position of IDF chief of staff, paving the way for him to step into the role on March 6.
The cabinet will need to hold a vote to approve Zamir as the 24th commander of the IDF.
The Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, led by former Supreme Court president Asher Grunis, gives its approval to Zamir, who until recently was the director-general of the Defense Ministry, to take over for outgoing Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who announced his resignation over the military failures that enabled Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught.
Defense Minister Israel Katz says he will bring the appointment to the next cabinet meeting for approval.
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