The Chief of Staff chose to delay the ceremonies due to the ongoing Iron Swords War in Gaza against the Hamas terrorist organization and in the wake of the October 7 massacre.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi pledged that "no stone will go unturned" in the IDF's internal investigations on the failures that led to the October 7 massacre.
Members of the team selected by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi include former chief of staff Shaul Mofaz, former Military Intelligence Directorate head Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash, former Southern Command leader Sami Turgeman and former Operations Directorate chief Yoav Har-Even.
Minister Gallant was joined by IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog, and senior defense officials in briefing the Special Coordinator on the security situation on Israel's northern border and the conditions required by the defense establishment
Paramedics pronounced dead a 54-year-old man "with no vital signs" after military medics evacuated him to a nearby intersection near Mattat, the Magen David Adom emergency medical service said.
Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists clashed in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in a scuffle described by both sides as a violation of the ongoing humanitarian pause in fighting, CNN reported.
Israeli soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip have confiscated five million shekels (USD 1.3 million) in cash from terror facilities and the homes of Hamas operatives, Israel's Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.