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Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and his military secretary, Brig. Gen. Guy Markizeno get off an Israeli Air Force helicopter in the Mount Hermon area in southern Syria, March 11, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
June 4, 2026, 9:35 pm
Netanyahu poaches top Katz aide Markizeno as his new military secretary
IDF chief, meanwhile, names new defense attaché to US, filling 6-month vacancy; Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram to take over Operations Division after sudden departure of senior officer
By Emanuel Fabian
Family and friends of slain hostage Staff Sgt. Tamir Nimrodi attend his funeral at Kfar Saba Military Cemetery on October 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 16, 2025, 5:24 pm
Thousands pay last respects to Staff Sgt. Tamir Nimrodi and Sgt. Maj. Muhammad el-Atrash
Funerals held after bodies of slain soldiers returned to Israel; ‘forgive me!’ entreats father Alon Nimrodi, as IDF general says Bedouin tracker ‘demonstrated courage and love’
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, June 20, 2025. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
August 12, 2025, 2:04 am
Katz publicly slaps down Zamir for holding discussion on senior military appointments
Defense minister says meeting held by IDF chief wasn’t coordinated with him and he won’t approve appointees whose names were leaked; IDF: Promotions were discussed according to protocol
By Emanuel Fabian
The outgoing commander of the 99th Division, Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram, speaks at a handover ceremony on August 4, , 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 6, 2024, 5:56 pm
IDF’s new Gaza commander draws rebuke for disparaging prewar ‘Israeli culture’
Before war, ‘superficial layer of revelry and debauchery’ obscured ‘ancient values,’ says Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram, who commanded forces in Be’eri on October 7
By ToI Staff
Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram speaks about the war in Gaza in an undated IDF video shown in a July 30, 2024 report of the Kan public broadcaster. (Screen capture: Youtube/Kan, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 31, 2024, 9:38 pm
Controversial commander Barak Hiram named next Gaza Division chief
Move comes after IDF clears him of blame in Be’eri battle; promotion, announced before Oct. 7, was frozen amid probe of his approval to shell kibbutz home where hostages were held
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Then-commander of the 99th Division Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram in southern Israel on October 11, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 30, 2024, 8:27 pm
IDF commander who oversaw Oct. 7 battle in Be’eri apologizes to bereaved residents
In ‘complex’ meeting at home where 13 hostages were killed, Barak Hiram confronted by calls to resign from some victims’ family members
By ToI Staff
Residential homes, severely damaged during Hamas's October 7 onslaught on southern Israel, line a street in the Olives Neighborhood of Kibbutz Be'eri on January 1, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
July 11, 2024, 5:23 pm
‘Those who failed should resign’: Be’eri residents respond to IDF probe into assault
Community statement from kibbutz worst hit on Oct. 7 calls for state commission of inquiry, while some survivors fume at what they see as a lackluster investigation
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Houses destroyed during Hamas's brutal October 7 onslaught in Kibbutz Be'eri, seen on December 20, 2023. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 8, 2024, 6:08 pm
IDF chief shown results of probe into October 7 fighting at Kibbutz Be’eri
Kibbutz residents to hear findings Thursday, including details of incident during which tank fired at house where Hamas terrorists held hostages
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks to the press from an army base in central Israel, March 17, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 17, 2024, 11:27 pm
IDF chief says Hamas trying to hide fate of No. 3, as Gallant hints at Issa’s death
Halevi says military gearing up for Rafah offensive, and that commanders who act out of line must be disciplined, in apparent reference to generals Goldfus and Hiram
By Emanuel Fabian
Before and after photos of Israa University in Gaza that was blown up by the IDF on January 17, 2024. (Screen capture/X)
March 11, 2024, 1:46 pm
Senior IDF officer censured over demolition of Gaza university without approval
IDF finds Israa University was used by Hamas, but Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram didn’t ask Southern Command head for permission to destroy it
By Emanuel Fabian
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