Gantz nominates Maj.-Gen. Hertzi Halevi to be next IDF chief of staff

Maj.-Gen. Hertzi Halevi, long considered a front-runner for the job as head of the IDF, will replace current chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi in January.

Major General Herzi Halevi, Commanding Officer of the IDF Southern Command speaks during the conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021.

(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

ByANNA AHRONHEIM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 14:42

Updated: SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 18:58

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