New IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announces a round of senior appointments in the military, which until now had been on hold by Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Promotions by Zamir’s predecessor, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, had come under fire by some members of the government, arguing that as he had failed in his role, he should not be the one to appoint commanders.
The list announced by Zamir this morning includes one new brigadier general and 27 new colonels, as well as one brigadier general and 14 colonels who are moving to new positions at the same rank.
Last night, Zamir announced the appointments of two generals: Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor to head the Southern Command and Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen to head the Operations Directorate.
All of the appointments were approved by Katz.
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