IDF Central Command

Five right-wing settlers arrested after attempted attack on IDF Central Command chief in Hebron

Five settlers were arrested, and the IDF condemned the incident that saw the settlers block military activities and harass the Central Command chief.

 Jewish settlers seen while Palestinian farmers pick olives during the annual harvest season, in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, West Bank, October 20, 2024
 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and US CENTCOM commander Michael Eric Kurilla holding a situation assessment on the threat from Iran, April 12, 2024.

Israel, CENTCOM ties have been essential amid Gaza war

 IDF brigades training in northern Israel, June 13, 2024.

'Act patiently and cautiously in the North,' says former senior defense official

Brigade Commander Colonel Avi Bluth 370

New right-wing central commander likely to be harder on Palestinian terrorism


IDF, defense heads meet settlers to smooth over terror wave tensions

IDF Central Commander Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs has been a regular verbal punching bag for some Religious Zionist party and local West Bank political officials.

 Israeli security forces seen at the entrance to the West Bank city of Hebron, after the deadly shooting attack on Route 60, August 21, 2023