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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

Avi Bluth

File: In this May 30, 2023, photo, Col. Ami Biton, the incoming commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, is seen in a handover ceremony (Israel Defense Forces)
December 23, 2024, 6:04 pm
Paratroopers commander reprimanded for humiliating treatment of subordinates
Probe finds Col. Ami Biton did not commit criminal acts, but acted discriminatorily toward subordinates; he’s exonerated from claims he shirked battle, unnecessarily endangered troops
By Emanuel Fabian
Incoming IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth attends a handover ceremony at Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem on July 8, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
November 23, 2024, 1:54 am
Several dozen Jewish extremists in Hebron try to attack IDF’s top West Bank commander
Five suspects arrested for attempted assault on Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth and other soldiers securing annual pilgrimage, calling him a ‘traitor’
By ToI Staff
People check a burnt car a day after an attack by extremist settlers on the village of Jit in the West Bank, on August 16, 2024. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
August 28, 2024, 9:02 pm
‘We failed’: IDF finds it didn’t act sufficiently to prevent deadly settler rampage
Probe finds army sent troops to West Bank village of Jit after receiving prior alert, but was unable to fully understand situation; troops helped Palestinians escape
By Emanuel Fabian
Outgoing head of the IDF Central Command Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox speaks during a handover ceremony held at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem, July 8, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90)
July 8, 2024, 8:40 pm
IDF’s outgoing West Bank chief slams settler leaders for failing to rein in violence
Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox says minority adopted ‘ways of enemy,’ but leadership didn’t openly oppose it; new Central Command head Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth vows ‘zero tolerance’ for violence
By Emanuel Fabian
File: Brig. Gen. Shlomi Binder in 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 2, 2024, 10:48 pm
IDF appoints new intel chief, promotes 4 other generals, despite far-right opposition
Brig. Gen. Shlomi Binder will replace Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, who resigned over October 7 failures; two division commanders who fought in Gaza are given promotions
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians run amid clashes during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the West Bank, on July 3, 2023 (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
July 3, 2023, 2:13 pm
Gallant: IDF dealt ‘heavy blow’ to terror, Jenin operation ‘progressing as planned’
Chief of Israeli forces in West Bank says campaign – the largest there in 20 years — aims to ‘change the situation’ in Palestinian city; gunmen targeted in drone strike
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Samaria Regional Brigade commander Roy Zweig. (Wikipedia Commons)
June 1, 2022, 6:19 pm
Commander reprimanded after saying IDF, settlement movement are ‘one and the same’
Roy Zweig summoned for ‘clarification conversation’ over remarks and for not coordinating his appearance at settler event with the military
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) sits next to military secretary Avi Blot during a cabinet meeting on August 16, 2018. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
January 4, 2019, 3:19 pm
Netanyahu’s military secretary reprimanded for outpost removal confusion
Avi Blot receives official censure from IDF chief of staff for failing to convey government decision to call off eviction
By Judah Ari Gross
Then-defense minister Avigdor Liberman visits the site of the new West Bank settlement of Amichai, built for residents of the demolished Amona outpost, on October 18, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 4, 2019, 12:01 pm
Liberman: Netanyahu threw his military aide under the bus for outpost clearance
Ex-defense chief accuses PM of a ‘desperate attempt to find a scapegoat’ after criticism from right over Amona evacuation
By ToI Staff
Border Police clear several hundred settler youths who had crammed into a pair of illegally placed mobile homes on the Amona outpost on January 3, 2018. (Binyamin Regional Council)
January 4, 2019, 10:45 am
Situation normal, all fudged up: 10 things to know for January 4
It’s election season, which means the spin cycle is on overdrive, and nobody is safe from the whirring blades of politicking
By Joshua Davidovich
Illustrative: Members of the Israeli security forces remove a caravan that settlers had brought to the former outpost of Amona on January 3, 2019. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
January 4, 2019, 1:52 am
Amid criticism, PM claims he told aide to call off Amona evacuation — report
Military secretary Avi Blot blamed after reportedly failing to relay order to halt in time, but some don’t buy story; defense official admits army gave settlers heads-up
By Jacob Magid
Leah, right, and Simcha Goldin, parents of late Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin whose body was kidnapped by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, attend a press conference in Ramat Gan, April 25, 2018. (Flash90)
September 2, 2018, 7:46 pm
Family of slain IDF soldier say PM doing ‘nothing’ to retrieve son’s remains
After meeting PM, parents of Hadar Goldin, whose body is believed held by Hamas, blast ceasefire negotiations with terror group
By ToI Staff
Col. Avi Blot, head of the IDF Commando Brigade. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 17, 2018, 5:44 pm
PM names Col. Avi Blot his new military secretary, ending months of search
Head of Commando Brigade to replace Brig. Gen. Eliezer Toledano as bridge between IDF and Netanyahu; he will be promoted to brigadier general
By Judah Ari Gross
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