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Vetting committee approves Herzi Halevi as next IDF chief of staff
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Benny Gantz (R) speaks to members of the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee during a meeting to approve the nomination of Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi as the next IDF chief, October 18, 2022. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
A vetting committee approves the candidacy of Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi for the position of military chief, paving the way for him to step into the role at the beginning of next year.
A final vote to approve Halevi to take over as the 23rd commander of the Israel Defense Forces will need to be brought before the government.
The Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, led by former attorney general and Supreme Court judge Elyakim Rubenstein, approves Halevi, the current IDF deputy chief of staff, to take over for outgoing army commander Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, who is due to end his tenure in January 2023.
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