The timing of the appointment of the new senior members of the General Staff depends on the continuation of the fighting, and on the question of whether a wide-scale war will break out in the north. A fundamental change in the composition that will be appointed depends, among other things, on who will be the Prime Minister, and if it is decided to skip a series of veterans in the army, who took part in the "Hamas Morte" concept.
The first candidate to replace Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi is the Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. Eil Zamir.