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Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi with incoming Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a ceremony at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, Jan. 16, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Former IDF chief of staff left his successor a network-based war machine
The IDF’s definition of victory has been changed to mean maximum destruction of enemy capabilities rather than seizing land; Herzi Halevi’s challenge is to keep ground forces modernization programs going strong.
Yaakov Lappin
Feb. 14, 2023
Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi is promoted to lieutenant general in a ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Jan. 16, 2023. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL.
Herzi Halevi becomes 23rd IDF chief of staff
In a swearing-in ceremony, Halevi was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, officially taking over from Aviv Kochavi.
Jan. 16, 2023
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi attends a ceremony of the Aharai! Youth Program, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 17, 2022. Photo by Flash90.
On the eve of his departure, an interview with IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi
Israel's outgoing chief of staff opens up about the Iranian nuclear program, warns against political meddling in the military and summarizes the country's current military environment.
Omer Lachmanovitch and Yoav Limor
Jan. 16, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Jan. 15, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
Netanyahu discusses military challenges in final meeting with outgoing IDF chief
Aviv Kochavi is to be succeeded by Herzi Halevi on Monday.
Jan. 15, 2023
Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speak to reporters at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Nov. 12, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
IDF chief asks Netanyahu to hear ‘professional view’ before changes to chain of command
Report: Designated prime minister told Aviv Kochavi the military’s stance will be heard before any decisions.
Dec. 27, 2022
Prime Minister Yair Lapid meets with Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi. Credit: GPO.
Lapid meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi
The outgoing prime minister thanked the General Staff and the security establishment for enabling Israelis to go on with their lives.
Dec. 15, 2022
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaks at a conference of the Gazit Institute in Tel Aviv, Nov. 4, 2022. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/Flash90.
IDF chief hints Israel hit Iranian arms convoy on Syria-Iraq border
The air strike, near Abu Kamal in eastern Syria, reportedly targeted weapons being smuggled in from Iraq.
Dec. 14, 2022
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaks at a conference of the Gazit Institute in Tel Aviv, Nov. 4, 2022. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/Flash90.
IDF identifies ‘as many targets in a month as it did in a year’
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi sheds light on how artificial intelligence led to an intelligence revolution.
Yaakov Lappin
Dec. 4, 2022
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaks at a conference in Ganei Tikva, Aug. 18, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
IDF Chief: We won’t allow any politician to intervene in commanders’ decisions
Aviv Kochavi spoke after an investigation into a confrontation between far-left activists and soldiers in Hebron.
Nov. 30, 2022