With this announcement, Zamir has become the 24th Chief of Staff of IDF, replacing Lt Gen Herzi Halevi following his resignation last month. He will take the post on March 6, Times of Israel reported.

Israel and Hamas are set next week to begin negotiating a second phase of the ceasefire, which calls for releasing the ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have agreed on the appointment of Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Eyal ...

Netanyahu speaks with US President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff • Security forces in West Bank on high alert after IDF op.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have appointed Defense Ministry Director General ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Maj Gen Eyal Zamir as the next chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Zamir's appointment follows Lt Gen Herzi Halevi's resignation ...

Eyal Zamir is to become the new chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), replacing Herzi Halevi, who recently ...

Hamas freed three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and ...

Eyal Zamir, the Defense Ministry director general, was tapped by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister ...

Zamir came a close second to Halevi in the race for IDF chief in January 2023, in a pick made by then-defense minister Benny ...