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IDF chief taps former Haredi COVID czar to probe intel on Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plans

Zamir appointed Maj. Gen. (res.) Roni Numa to review the long-ignored 'Jericho Wall' document as the IDF launches a broad effort to enforce lessons from Oct. 7

Yoav Zitun | 12.04.25

Washington IDF attaché nominee suspected of serious security breach amid Katz-Zamir rift

Brig. Gen. Guy Markizano was involved in a wartime security breach after his classified phone vanished and was later found broken; then-defense minister Yoav Gallant was not told

Nadav Eyal | 11.27.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ושר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ נפגשו היום (שני) עם הרמטכ"ל, רב-אלוף אייל זמיר וחברי פורום המטה הכללי של צה"ל לסיכום מבצע "עם כלביא" נגד איראן

Netanyahu urges calm as rift deepens between Katz and IDF chief

PM holds separate meetings with defense minister and Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir amid public feud over military appointments; denies reports of Cabinet reshuffle and urges both sides to end public disputes ahead of key meeting Thursday

Itamar Eichner | 11.25.25

Netanyahu holds separate talks with Katz and IDF chief after public blow-up

PM intervenes after defense minister freezes top IDF promotions and orders new review of war investigations, prompting Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir to accuse him of political interference that harms military readiness

Itamar Eichner | 11.25.25

Netanyahu summons Katz and Zamir as public feud boils over

PM calls defense minister and army chief to clarification meeting after latest public clash over war review and freeze on senior IDF appointments, the newest in a series of disputes that has strained relations between the two since Zamir took office

Ron Crissy, Itamar Eichner | 11.24.25

Defense Minister Israel Katz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir

IDF chief rebukes Katz as clash erupts over war review, freeze on senior appointments

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir blasts defense minister for casting doubt on a 7-month IDF review of Oct. 7 and freezing high command appointments, warning move hurts readiness; Katz orders new 30-day examination and says will decide promotions only once completed

Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.24.25

Between accountability and absurdity: the officers Zamir spared and the 'meaningless' dismissals

Analysis: As government stalls state inquiry, chief of staff’s intentions may be sound, but process fell short, with missing transparency, unexamined intelligence files, senior officers spared accountability and unclear reserve 'dismissals'

Ronen Bergman | 11.24.25

Why IDF chief’s Oct. 7 accountability steps surprised no one — and where the real dispute lies

Analysis: Zamir’s decisions matched earlier findings, but his choice to keep intelligence chief in place has stirred sharp debate; controversy highlights deeper tensions inside IDF over accountability, leadership stability and upcoming appointments

Yossi Yehoshua | 11.24.25

שר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ והרמטכ"ל אייל זמיר בהערכת מצב

Katz clashes with IDF chief Zamir, freezes appointments and demands new review of Oct. 7 probe

Defense Ministry comptroller will also draft uniform criteria for personal accountability; Katz requested findings within 30 days so he can 'finalize his stance on senior IDF appointments under his authority in light of the Oct. 7 failures'

Elisha Ben Kimon, Itamar Eichner | 11.24.25

IDF ousts commanders over Oct. 7, removing southern, intel and ops chiefs from reserves

Eyal Zamir called former intel chief Aharon Haliva, who said he had taken responsibility and expects a state inquiry; Yaron Finkelman will end his service, Oded Basyuk was removed from reserves and Shlomi Binder received a reprimand but will retire only after his term

Yossi Yehoshua | 11.23.25

אייל זמיר, תומר בר, שלומי בינדר, ירון פינקלמן, דוד סער סלמה

IDF rocked as army chief assigns personal accountability to October 7 commanders

Zamir sets back-to-back meetings with senior officers who served before and during the Oct. 7 attack, following internal investigation; officials say he aims to finish the sessions by 8 p.m., possibly before the evening newscasts

Ronen Bergman | 11.23.25

IDF chief says forces must be ready to seize more Gaza territory, dismantle Hamas ‘by agreement or by force’

During a visit to Rafah, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the IDF holds more than half of Gaza and is focusing on clearing the Yellow Line while preventing Hamas from rebuilding its capabilities

Yoav Zitun | 11.16.25

Appointment of senior officers still held up and IDF warns: 'Critical decisions are being delayed'

Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir continue to spar over important appointments, including military attaché to Washington as well as the next commanders of the Israeli Air Force and Navy; 'Harmful to morale'

Yossi Yehoshua | 11.13.25

IDF chief condemns settler riots in Judea and Samaria, Netanyahu and Katz still haven't

A day after 100 masked settlers raided a Palestinian factory and attacked soldiers, Eyal Zamir condemns the violence as 'crossing a red line,' warns army won't tolerate crimes by a fringe that tarnishes the broader public

Yoav Zitun | 11.12.25

תיעוד פלסטיני: הגדר פרוצה בדרום רצועת עזה

IDF went to war with Hamas without a plan, general says

As the army braces for a report on its own investigations into the failures of October 7, a senior reserve officer tells IDF chief that Southern Command entered the war unprepared, without battle plans for Gaza and forced to improvise early on

Yoav Zitun | 11.09.25

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