Superintendent Avshalom Peled will be appointed Inspector General of the Israel Police. As of today, Superintendent Peled is the Deputy Commissioner of the Police.

The appointment will be submitted to the Committee for the Appointment of Senior Officials and approved by the government. Peled, 63 years old, married and the father of three, began his career in the police about 40 years ago as an MGB soldier and a platoon commander in the Defense Forces. He was released from the IDF as an officer in the Armored Brigade.