Netanyahu appoints Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel’s new army chief

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Israeli army major general Eyal Zamir, head of the southern command, looks on as he stands near the Israel-Gaza border in the southern kibbutz of Nahal Oz on April 20, 2018. (AFP file photo)
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  • Zamir replaces Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who resigned in January

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday appointed Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel’s new army chief after the current top commander resigned last month, taking responsibility for failing to stop Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have agreed this evening on the appointment of Major General (Res.) Eyal Zamir as the next Chief of Staff of the IDF (Israeli military),” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. Zamir replaces Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who resigned in January.
 

 

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