The Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi on Monday held a discussion with senior IDF officers – mainly generals – on the controversy surrounding the growing number of IDF reservists who are threatening to refuse to report for duty when called up in protest ove
Gallant and Kurilla discussed “the Iranian terror activity throughout the Middle East, including financing, training and the transfer of weapons to the terror organizations in Syria and Lebanon,” according to a readout of the meeting provided by the Israeli Defense Ministry.
Many of the protesters marched the 40 miles from Tel Aviv, with others joining along the way. The protesters pitched tents at Gan Sacher Park near the Knesset, Supreme Court and other government institutions.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi toured the Galil formation sector (91 – part of the IDF northern command) Monday evening, together with the commander of the Northern Command, Major General Uri Gordin, the commander of the “Galil” formation, Brigadier Gene
The IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi Sunday evening released a statement strongly condemning the "inciting" speech against the commander of the IDF's Binyamin Brigade in Samaria, Colonel Eliav Elbaz, and against other commanders in the IDF.
Halevi, 55, has been in military service since 1985, starting off as a paratrooper and climbing the ranks ever since. He was nominated for Chief of Staff by former Defense Minister Benny Gantz in September.