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Sami Turgeman

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a ceremony marking the entry of a new military advocate general to the role, November 27, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 4, 2025, 9:16 pm
Ex-general to lead probe into IDF’s handling of intel on Hamas attack plans pre-Oct 7
‘Jericho’s Wall’s’ investigation team to be headed by Roni Numa; Zamir seeks to implement Oct. 7 probe’s lessons in army, not ‘sink into endless investigations’
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers survey the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
November 10, 2025, 10:16 pm
External panel appointed by IDF chief finds most of army’s Oct. 7 probes inadequate
Zamir says he supports external inquiry into failures, avoids calling for state commission; army chief also weighs making ‘personal decisions’ about officers involved in failures
By Emanuel Fabian
An injured Israeli soldier is evacuated by helicopter from the area close to the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, July 28, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 24, 2017, 1:53 pm
Leaked wartime transcript exposes Israel’s leaders bitterly divided over how to fight Hamas in Gaza
Unprecedented publication of quotes from secret 2014 security cabinet discussions show Bennett pushing for aggressive offensive as defense brass argues against provoking war, underestimates tunnel threat
By ToI Staff
Soldiers of the Caracal Battalion rest before a hike as part of their training on September 3, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 30, 2016, 3:36 pm
On Egypt border, mixed-gender unit fights old ideas and new foes
With nightly drug smugglings and threat of IS, the women and men of the Caracal Battalion are on alert for anything coming from Sinai
By Judah Ari Gross
Yair Golan salutes after laying a flower wreath at a memorial during a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem on May 5, 2016. (Noam Moskowitz/Pool)
May 9, 2016, 2:26 pm
Generals say the darnedest things
Never mind it’s two days before Memorial Day. Comments made by normally lionized army brass spark crossfire from pundits and politicians
By Joshua Davidovich
Maj. Gen. Sami Turgeman speaks at an event for Israeli reserve soldiers at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya on May 8, 2016. (Flash90)
May 9, 2016, 8:40 am
Generals tangle over blemished legacy of 2014 Gaza war
Southern chief during Protective Edge blasts his former deputy for ‘foolish’ claim the IDF is trying to cover up its failure
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (left) raises a glass with incoming OC Southern Command Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir (second left), outgoing OC Southern Command Maj. Gen. Sami Turgeman and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot (right). (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 6, 2015, 9:05 pm
Former PM military secretary takes over IDF Southern Command
Ya’alon and Eisenkot praise outgoing Maj. Gen. Sami Turgeman for his service during the 2014 Gaza conflict
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Israeli police walk outside of Jerusalem's Old City (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
September 24, 2015, 6:06 pm
Rumors swirl over who will lead Israel’s beleaguered police
Forced to withdraw his first nominee, and with limited options, public security minister will have to scramble to come up with a candidate
By Judah Ari Gross
Maj. Gen. Sami Turgeman, commander of IDF Southern Command, speaks at the ICT conference in Herzliya, September 7, 2015 (Tomer Neuberg)
September 7, 2015, 5:21 pm
Hamas could be removed in next conflict with Israel, general says
Islamic terror group is hemorrhaging members to more radical groups in the Gaza Strip, says outgoing chief of Southern Command
By Elhanan Miller
An Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system placed in the Dan region, on November 16, 2012. (Alon Besson/Ministry of Defense/Flash90)
June 9, 2015, 2:31 pm
As Gaza rocket fire returns, Iron Dome deployed to Beersheba
IDF moves anti-missile batteries to protect southern cities, amind spillover from infighting between factions in the Strip
By Avi Lewis
Soldiers of the Gaza border division take part in a drill on March 22, 2015. The purpose of the drill was to reenact scenarios following lessons learned from last summer's Operation Protective Edge. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
June 8, 2015, 11:53 pm
Rather than oust Hamas, Israel favors ‘cumulative deterrence’ in Gaza
Amid the resumption of rocket fire, decision makers seek to maintain the status quo and force the Strip’s rulers to moderate
By Mitch Ginsburg
Head of the IDF Southern Command, Sami Turgeman (YouTube screen capture/IDF)
June 8, 2015, 2:09 am
IDF general: A few Gaza rockets don’t warrant major conflict
Military’s top commander in south says Hamas making efforts to curb fire; Israel to reopen crossings
By ToI Staff
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