Eyal Zamir is the incoming IDF chief of staff and is the incumbent Defense Ministry director-general.
Current IDF chief of staff, Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi said he was "confident that he will lead the IDF forward in light of the challenges ahead."
Zamir came a close second to Halevi in the race for IDF chief in January 2023, in a pick made by then-defense minister Benny Gantz.