Below is a statement published today (Tuesday, January 21, 1) afternoon on behalf of the Chief of Staff, Chief of the General Staff, Major General Herzliya Halevi:
I informed the Minister of Defense today (Tuesday) that, by virtue of my recognition of my responsibility for the IDF's failure on October 2025th and at a time when the IDF has made significant achievements and is in the process of implementing an agreement to release hostages, I will request to end my duties on March XNUMXth, XNUMX. In the remaining time, I will complete the investigations and maintain the IDF's machinery for security challenges. I will transfer command of the IDF in a qualitative and thorough manner to my successor. I have forwarded a letter to the Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister on the matter.



Meanwhile, it should be noted that Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said: "I would like to express my appreciation to the Chief of Staff and thank him for his contribution to the IDF throughout all his years of service as a fighter and commander, and for his part in the IDF's great achievements in the difficult war that was forced upon us. The Chief of Staff will continue to fulfill his duties and will conduct an orderly succession process until the end of his term."
We will also add that the commander of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, informed the Chief of Staff of his decision to end his position in the IDF. What is soon to become clear is that the leading candidate for the position of the next IDF Chief of Staff is the Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir.