Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir was nominated for the position of Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Saturday night.
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.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets attacked during the night targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Bekaa region of Lebanon that the IDF said posed a threat to the Israeli home front and its forces.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that in recent months - before the Gaza Ceasfire went into effect - and together with other Israeli security forces, it eliminated two Hamas terrorists who took part in the murderous massacre of October 7, including the kidnapping of female IDF observ
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that during its anti-terrorist operation in Jenin, soldiers of the Haruv special forces unit killed the two terrorists they encountered on Thursday.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets attacked during the night targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Bekaa region of Lebanon that the IDF said posed a threat to the Israeli home front and its forces.
Hamas on Thursday confirmed killing of its military leader Mohammed Deif in an Israeli strike, months after the Israel Defense Forces announcement, Times of Israel reported.
As a counterterror operation in Jenin entered its second week on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces released footage of soldiers from the Commando Brigade.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israel Defense Forces would remain inside the Syrian buffer zone "indefinitely" while visiting troops there on Tuesday.
Israeli security forces eliminated 15 Palestinian terrorists and arrested 40 wanted suspects in the Jenin refugee camp, the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) said on Monday as an ongoing counterterror operation neared the end of its first week.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that a fighter from the commando formation was seriously wounded earlier today in an operational activity in Jenin.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday, 25 January 2025, spoke with Shira and Eli Albag, the parents of Shiri Albag, one of four IDF (Israel Defense Forces) soldiers taken captive on October 7, 2023, who were released today.