Barak thanks Ashkenazi for making IDF stronger

Defense Minister Ehud Barak told outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi Monday: "I thank you Gabi, for your long service and the last years in which you made the Israel Defense Forces stronger."

Barak told new IDF chief Benny Gantz to take "Ashkenazi's work further in the face of the challenges." (Ynet)