New Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh has reshuffled the top echelons of the force on Wednesday.
Jerusalem District commander Maj.-Gen. Moshe Edri will now become the commander of the Tel Aviv District, while Southern District commander Maj.-Gen. Yoram HaLevy will replace Edri in Jerusalem.
HaLevy will be replaced in the Southern District by Maj.-Gen. David Bitan, who will be leaving his position as the head of the Logistic Support Department.
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The new commander of the Coastal District will be Maj.-Gen. Amos Yaakov, who will be leaving his position as the commander of the Border Police. Yaakov will be replaced in the Border Police by Brig.-Gen. Yaakov Shabtai, who will be promoted to major-general.
Brig.-Gen. Alon Asur will be appointed as the commander of the Northern District and receive the rank of major-general.
Meanwhile, Brig.-Gen. Moshe Barkat will be made the commander of the Judea and Samaria District and also be promoted to the rank of major-general.
The new head of the police's Operations Branch will be Brig.-Gen. Alon Levavi, who will be promoted to the rank of major-general as well.
On top of the series of appointments from within the ranks of the police, two new major-generals will join the force from the IDF and the Shin Bet.
The new head of the Logistic Support Department will be B., who is currently the head of the Shin Bet's Operations Headquarters. He will receive the rank of major-general.
The new head of the police's Planning Department will be IDF Brig.-Gen. (res) Tzvi Tessler, who will receive the rank of major-general.
Over the past year and a half, many senior officers in the police retired, and the appointment of new officers has been delayed due to the failed attempt to appoint Gal Hirsch as Police Commissioner.