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Shlomi Binder

Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder speaks at the IDF Intelligence headquarters at the Glilot Base near Herzliya, August 21, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90/File)
March 17, 2026, 1:41 am
IDF intel chief said to assess Iran ‘in distress’ as it begins to grasp damage from strikes
Shlomi Binder reportedly tells political leaders that Iranian forces are hiding from warplanes and unable to fire missiles in large numbers
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 29, 2026, 10:20 pm
PM holds briefing on ‘classified topic’ as Trump decision on Iran strike said expected in days
Israel reportedly expects significant strike against it if Iran attacked; IDF intelligence chief in Washington for talks; Iran to hold live-fire drill in Strait of Hormuz
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Sgt. Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin, 19, who died after Krav Maga training, March 26, 2025 (Courtesy)
December 4, 2025, 7:06 pm
Intel officers censured, dismissed over death of soldier during Krav Maga training
Sgt. Yosef Haim Tzvi Serlin, 19, a trainee with intelligence Unit 504, collapsed and died at his base in March; Military Police still probing
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)
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
Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) attends a discussion on the army conscription law at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, January 22, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Incoming Military Intelligence Directorate chief, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, speaks at a handover ceremony at the Glilot Base near Herzliya, August 21, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 7, 2025, 1:51 pm
Katz reprimands IDF intel chief for warning discourse on Trump’s Gaza plan could prompt violence
Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder clarifies to defense minister he didn’t speak out against plan, but warned of potential West Bank violence, especially during Ramadan, as his role requires
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Israel Katz (center) meets with the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder (right) and other officers at his office for a presentation on two IDF probes into the October 7 onslaught, on December 27, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
December 27, 2024, 10:18 pm
IDF presents Katz with 2 probes of Oct. 7 after defense minister’s ultimatum
Investigations focus on major events and gaps in military preparations leading up to shock assault, Katz’s office says, amid the government’s refusal to form commission of inquiry
By Emanuel Fabian
Outgoing head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva (right) incoming commander of the directorate, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder (left) and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) attend a handover ceremony at the Glilot Base near Herzliya, August 21, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 21, 2024, 10:40 pm
Outgoing IDF intel chief Haliva says he failed to warn of Oct. 7, urges state probe
Incoming head of Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, calls for focusing efforts on ‘urgent’ mission of returning hostages
By Emanuel Fabian
Cpt. Ori Mordechay Shani, a Golani commander killed at the Kissufim post, October 7, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 3, 2024, 12:48 pm
Father of soldier killed on Oct. 7 to petition appointment of new IDF intel chief
Yehoshua Shani calls the appointment of Brig. Gen. Shlomi Binder to replace Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva ‘scandalous,’ says his role in October 7 failures must be probed first
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
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