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Israel turning 'ring of fire' against Iran, says IDF Chief
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Israel is striking Iran with its own weapons, IDF Chief Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said, calling the campaign historic. The Intelligence Directorate has targeted top Iranian commanders and facilities, with officials saying the strikes are reshaping the region.
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IDF Spokesperson Brig Gen Daniel Hagari to step down in coming weeks
Updated : 1 year ago IST
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari have agreed on the conclusion of Hagari's tenure in the coming weeks. Following his departure, Hagari will retire from the military.
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Netanyahu appoints Eyal Zamir as new chief of Israel Defense Forces
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
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.
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Israel: IDF Chief Halevi vows to bring back hostages amid heightened milit
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Halevi said that the holiday is incomplete without the hostages, highlighting their determination to broing back the hostages from Gaza
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"Military boots will enter enemy territory": IDF Chief to Hezbollah
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Israel Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has warned Hezbollah that a ground offensive is imminent, stating that Israeli soldiers' "military boots will enter enemy territory,"
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Israel's military chief thanks US military for aid during Iranian attack
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, spoke Sunday morning with the Commander of the US Military's Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Erik Kurilla. The Chief of Staff expressed great appreciation for the joint defence effort to thwart and in
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Israeli military's head pledges 'no stone unturned' in October 7 investiga
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
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.
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Israeli military to begin probe of Oct 7 failures
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
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.
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Israel Defence minister Gallant meets with senior Advisor to US President
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
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
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"That's not IDF": Chief of General Staff guides troops on rules of engagem
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Halevi also specified that even if two Gazans come with a white flag to surrender, they should not be attacked.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu convenes war cabinet meeting amid Gaza tensi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
At the meeting, the PM was joined by the IDF chief of staff, the National Security Council chief, the head of the Mossad, and the Shin Bet chief, as well as cabinet members Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz.
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IDF Chief of Staff tells troops their advances in Gaza help to free hostag
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
he Israel Defence Force (IDF) Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, met with reserve forces fighting inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
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