Netanyahu thanked Halevi for his many years of service and his command of the IDF in the war.
Eyal Zamir, a former deputy IDF chief who came in second place to Halevi during the last race for IDF chief, is Netanyahu's favored candidate.
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Halevi said the IDF has eliminated 3000 terrorists since October 6 2024.
The IDF chief of staff said that the map of threats facing Israel has changed completely because of the IDF's actions in Gaza.
The IDF chief said this was a last appeal to reach anyone who has not been asked for information, but thought that they had important information to share.
Had a hostage deal been made earlier, Halevi probably also would have issued the probe results much earlier and resigned at an earlier date.
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