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IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi at a state memorial ceremony marking eight years since Operation Protective Edge at the National Memorial Hall at the entrance to the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, July 10, 2022. Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90

Standing tall as IDF fighters where our families were murdered

As we stand in the cabins of death, we feel an increased sense of duty.

September 20, 2022

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi speaks with Israeli soldiers after a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marked annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 27, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

‘May the fallen’s memory be our moral compass’

“Our primary weapon will forever be the fighting spirit.”

May 3, 2022

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi speaks during an event honoring outstanding reservists in the Israel Defense Forces at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on July 1, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

A united military serving a united people

The IDF proves that it is possible to hold different opinions and diverse beliefs and at the same time show comradery, friendship and true partnership.

October 29, 2020

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi at a graduation ceremony of naval officers of the Israeli Navy at the Haifa Naval Base, on March 4, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Lessons learned, 20 years since leaving Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces’ multi-year “Momentum” plan incorporates the importance of adapting to change, one of the key lessons learned in southern Lebanon.

May 24, 2020

An Israeli soldier salutes at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on the eve of Israel's Memorial Day, April 26, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Our hearts remain with the families of the fallen

This Memorial Day, we cannot stand beside you in person, but will stand by you in every other sense. We stand at attention, bow our heads and remember. We remember that we wear the uniform of the IDF, that we represent the values the fallen embodied: commitment, devotion, comradeship and courage.

April 27, 2020

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi salutes during a ceremony at Hakirya base in Tel Aviv, on Nov. 3, 2016. At the time Kochavi was the head of the IDF's Northern Command. Photo by Flash90.

Military insignia have replaced yellow stars

We, the commanders and soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces—past, present and future—comprise the defense the Six Million prayed for.

May 1, 2019