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Herzi Halevi

Tal Schneider
Op-ed
Tal Schneider
Netanyahu’s Macbeth complex: Ex-spy chief exposes a leader consumed by paranoia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Ronen Bar's defamation suit reveals the gravity of the prime minister's toxic rift with his security chiefs. Three years after Oct. 7, Netanyahu is still hunting for conspiracies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) attends a security briefing during an IDF operation in Jenin on July 3, 2023. At left is IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and next to him is Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet is at center. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 8, 2026, 9:45 am
Before Oct. 7, Netanyahu was repeatedly told internal rift emboldening enemies – report
Top security officials, including Shin Bet and IDF chiefs, defense minister, said to have warned PM of danger from judicial overhaul chaos for months before Hamas onslaught, but he shrugged them off
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and IDF chief Herzi Halevi at the start of a security cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv, November 16, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)
October 4, 2026, 12:52 pm
Report: Ex-IDF chief says he suggested dismissing refusing reservists, but Netanyahu said no
Halevi reportedly tells bereaved families that during 2023 judicial overhaul crisis, he asked Netanyahu to either express support for reservists or let him dismiss them, but PM warned it would ‘spark a bigger wave’
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a cadets graduation ceremony at the IDF's officers school in southern Israel, known as Bahad 1, March 7, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
September 3, 2026, 4:14 pm
‘Unfathomable’: PM slammed over news he waited 3 hours to speak with IDF chief on Oct. 7
‘Our brothers and sisters were still alive,’ fumes October Council, after public broadcaster says Netanyahu didn’t talk to Herzi Halevi until 9:45 a.m., as massacres were unfolding
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Senior aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (from left): Topaz Luk, Eli Feldstein and Jonatan Urich. (Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 10:10 am
‘Let them burn’: PM’s aides said to slam IDF on Oct. 7 for being slow to release photos
Reports of text messages between Netanyahu advisers Topaz Luk, Eli Feldstein and Jonatan Urich concerning leader’s image amid Hamas massacre provoke rage from bereaved families
By ToI Staff
An Israeli Air Force technician inspects a fighter jet before taking off for a major wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, April 8, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 23, 2026, 4:46 pm
2 IDF aircraft mechanics charged with spying for Iran, leaking fighter jet info
Pair, serving at Tel Nof Airbase, sent diagram of aircraft engine, photos of aviation instructor to Iranian handler in one of the most serious incidents in a spate of espionage attempts
By Emanuel Fabian and Charlie Summers
Former IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi is seen in undated photos published by the Handala hacking group on April 9, 2026. (Courtesy)
April 9, 2026, 12:56 pm
Iran-linked hackers leak photos of ex-IDF chief Halevi’s work and family life
Handala group claims to have collected ‘19,000 confidential images and videos from the most secret meetings’; footage reveals previously undisclosed meetings
By Emanuel Fabian
Then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, May 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 14, 2026, 6:41 pm
Former IDF chief Herzi Halevi gives testimony in Bild leak affair probe
Halevi, who led the army at time of leak, is not a suspect; at court hearing, judge says he ordered Kan to hand police raw footage from Feldstein interview, but broadcaster refuses
By ToI Staff
Then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, May 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 24, 2025, 9:56 am
‘Lulled to sleep’: Ex-IDF chief Halevi describes lead-up to Oct. 7 in leaked audio
In undated recording, Halevi admits to bereaved families that Hamas fooled Israel into thinking it didn’t want to attack and that he’ll carry weight of failure ‘until my dying day’
By ToI Staff
L-R: Planning Directorate chief Vice Adm. Eyal Harel, IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, and Operations Division chief Brig. Gen. Yisrael Shomer, at the IDF's underground command center, early June 22, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 23, 2025, 11:03 pm
IDF chief officially dismisses Oct. 7’s heads of intel, operations, Southern Command
Zamir ousts multiple officers involved in failures, most of whom have already resigned; also censures current intel, air force and navy chiefs, but they will keep their roles
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks with officers in southern Gaza's Rafah, November 16, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 23, 2025, 3:07 pm
IDF chief summons top military commanders ahead of sanctions over Oct. 7 failures
Officials summoned by Zamir include Air Force, Navy chiefs, other top generals; Zamir said looking to rebuild trust in IDF after military-led Oct. 7 probes were found inadequate
By Emanuel Fabian
US Vice President JD Vance (right) meets with Defense Minister Israel Katz at Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on October 23, 2025. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
October 24, 2025, 4:41 am
Israeli officials said to tell Vance that Hamas can reach 10 of 13 remaining dead hostages
US vice president reportedly shown IDF intelligence assessment on Gaza; Herzi Halevi, who led military on Oct. 7, attends rally calling for rest of the slain captives to be returned
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF chief Herzi Halevi and the PM's military secretary, Maj. Gen. Avi Gil, October 23, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 8, 2025, 10:37 am
‘Ignore them’: Quotes from 1st cabinet meet after Oct. 7 show hostages were not priority
Reported minutes indicate that both the IDF chief and Smotrich pushed to exclude having the return of the hostages become an official goal of the war, warning it would cloud policy
By ToI Staff
Dual American-Israeli citizen Yaakov Perl, an alleged spy for Iran who was arrested by authorities on September 4, 2025, speaks at an anti-Israel protest in Rabat, Morocco on November 9, 2023. (Screenshot/Youtube)
September 25, 2025, 5:35 pm
American-Israeli man charged with spying for Iran on Ben Gvir, ex-IDF chief
Yaakov Perl, a Satmar Hasid who unsuccessfully sought asylum in the Islamic Republic, indicted on espionage charges after allegedly staking out the homes of top officials
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, September 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 6, 2025, 11:17 am
Trump: ‘We’re in very deep’ talks with Hamas, some hostages may have ‘recently died’
Warns ‘it’s going to be nasty’ if all captives not released; IDF said to believe Hamas will move hostages from Gaza City; families thank Trump, Witkoff for pushing for their return
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks to officers at the Gaza Division headquarters near Re'im, August 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 6, 2025, 1:36 am
Zamir said to tell hostage families he believes in Gaza City op, is mindful of captives
Wife of hostage says conversations with officials suggest offensive will result in ‘murder’ of captives, as IDF reportedly admits its intelligence on their location is incomplete
By ToI Staff
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