Aviv Kochavi
“The Iranian regime is eager to have nuclear weapons and it is clear that Israel needs to have a military option on the table,” says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Noting a recent rise in Iranian threats, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi says retaliatory steps “have been prepared and rehearsed.”
Israel’s chief rabbi, IDF chief of staff roll up sleeves for COVID-19 jab
Chief Rabbi David Lau, Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi get inoculated while urging the public to do so as well.
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said the U.S. military presence in the Middle East was an “important element in regional stability, which must be preserved.”
IDF chief of staff says there has been a “clear slowdown” in Iran’s efforts to entrench in Syria in 2020, citing Israeli attacks on “500 Iranian targets” and an increase in Israeli cyber warfare operations.
During a routine inspection of Israel’s northern borders, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi says he “came to evaluate the current state of security” in the wake of the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near Tehran.
An Israeli military source tells JNS that the recently formed Strategy and Third Circle Directorate takes a holistic view of the Iranian threat, which stretches from its territory all the way to Israel’s borders, and describes how the new approach optimizes Israel’s readiness for future perils.
It was the second time this year that a Black Hawk helicopter carrying IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has had to make an emergency landing due to technical issues.
The focus of the drill, planned in advance as part of the training program for 2020, is to improve the military’s offensive capabilities.
The unit is composed of elite infantry, armored corps and air-force personnel, and its central mission is to operate in any combat arena for the rapid location and destruction of enemy targets.
Hezbollah is “grossly violating international law” while growing in strength and arming itself with precision weapons, says IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz is an adamant supporter of procuring the advanced aircraft.
