In the video: Prime Minister Lapid refers to the approval of the appointment of Herzi Halevi at the cabinet meeting (Paul)
Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi will officially end his duties today (Monday), and will be replaced by Hertzi Halevi, who will become the 23rd Chief of Staff of the IDF. The day will be dedicated to the exchange of chiefs of staff and will begin at 9:45 a.m. in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will Cheers to my stars.
At 10:00 the Prime Minister, Defense Minister Yoav Galant and the Chiefs of Staff will enter the ceremony tent, where Levi will be awarded the rank of Major General and the senior officials will make speeches.
At 11:30 Kochavi and Levi will visit the State Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl, and then arrive at the Western Wall. At 12:00 45:45 The Chiefs of Staff will arrive for a reception at the President's House, and at the end they will travel to Kirya in Tel Aviv for an honor guard ceremony for the new Chief of Staff. At 3:15 PM there will be a farewell toast to Kochavi, at the end of which a guard of honor will also be held for him, and he will say goodbye to the title of "Soldier Number 1".
He will assume the position of Chief of Staff today. Halevi (photo: IDF spokesperson)
Halevi enlisted in the IDF in 1985 and after serving in the Nahal nuclear unit in a kibbutz, he volunteered for the paratrooper brigade and served in the Nahal parachute battalion. He advanced in the brigade to the position of commander of the anti-tank company, which he commanded in combat in southern Lebanon.
Halevi lives in the Oranim village near Modi'in, married to Sharon and the father of four.
He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and business administration from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a master's degree in national resource management from the National Security University in Washington.
His operational experience in the security zone earned him a reputation as a cold-blooded and brave commander, which prompted the former commander of the General Staff patrol, Doron Avital, to integrate him as a training officer in the unit.
After that, the Levi moved to lead complex operations deep in enemy territory.
He continued to integrate into the special operations system of the Intelligence Division.
Unusually for an officer who grew up outside the unit, Halevi reached the position of deputy commander of a General Staff patrol. He participated in some of the patrol's most well-known operations, including the failed rescue of the kidnapped soldier Nachshon Waxman and the kidnapping of Mustafa Dirani, which was intended to help locate information about the captive navigator Ron Arad. At the beginning of the second intifada, the then Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz appointed him commander of a General Staff patrol, promoted him to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and tasked him with complex operations in the heart of the Palestinian terror nests.
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Kochavi (photo: Reuven Castro)
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Later, Halevi received the rank of lieutenant colonel from then Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon, and was sent to study in the United States. In 2005, he returned to combat and was appointed commander of the Menashe Brigade, which required regular activity against terrorist nests in the refugee camp in Jenin. for the deal to release the terrorists in exchange for the release of the kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.
In 2007 he was appointed to the paratroopers brigade and a year later he led the Red Brigade in the "Cast Lead" operation in the Gaza Strip.
In 2009, he was appointed head of the operations division, and as someone who knew the IDF patrol well and the formation of the military, he had a significant contribution in synchronizing the units and the IDF effort in countering terrorism and in the beginning of the campaign between the wars, mainly against Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas in the Middle East.
In 2011 he was appointed commander of Uzbat HaGalil, and three years later he was appointed commander of the FOM, despite the demands of then Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who asked to appoint him as his military secretary. In 2014, after Operation Protective Edge, he was appointed head of the intelligence division. In 2018 he was appointed commander of the Southern Command and before About a year ago he was appointed to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff.
General Halevi is not an extroverted figure in the General Staff.
He is considered to be a quiet person, but at the same time opinionated, and one who knows how to stand his ground.
His moves are sometimes seasoned with cynicism but also with wit.
In the army he is defined as systemic, one who has no enemies, but also does not belong to a certain "clique".
At the top of the IDF, they believe that Halevi is expected to continue in the line of his predecessor in the position of Aviv Kochavi, among other things in a way that prefers airstrikes to ground maneuvers.
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