In the video: statement of the commander of Division 98, Lt. Col. Dan Goldfuss 03.13.24/doc
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi will today (Sunday) introduce the senior command of the IDF, starting with the rank of brigadier general, to discuss the lessons of the war, intelligence reviews from the various sectors as well as the level of readiness for operational plans and possible deterioration in the northern arena and the Judea and Samaria sector in the background of Ramadan and Hamas's efforts to set fire to the interior and the territories.
This week, there will be placement discussions for officers at the rank of lieutenant colonel, during which a new intelligence officer will also be chosen for the Southern Command.
In the subsequent phase, discussions will also begin for officers at the rank of lieutenant colonel, during which it is expected that the head of a new research division for the IDF's intelligence division will be chosen, who will complete a four-year term in the summer. Also, according to estimates by officials at the top of the IDF - there will be no escape from promoting the placement of officers in the ranks of general to the table of the General Staff, a procedure that has already been given the backing of Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
Meanwhile, the commander of the IDF's Coordination and Liaison Headquarters in the Gaza Strip, Col. Moshe Tetro, was selected as the IDF attaché abroad.
His replacement is expected to be announced this week.
Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi assessing the situation in the Southern Command with the Commander of the Southern Command and members of the General Staff Forum.
October 8, 2023/IDF spokesman
The process of assigning the generals to the General Staff's table has received quite a bit of criticism in the defense system in the past, and several officials have spoken out on the issue while referring to the events of the outbreak of hostilities and raising the question of how the Chief of Staff "Sheshel" can appoint his replacements even before the end of the investigations. Defense Minister Yoav Galant is required to address the issue and stated publicly that he supports the promotion processes in all ranks despite the war. It is estimated that the voluntary retirement of majors and the end of the tenure of majors, including lieutenant generals who are waiting for promotion, will speed up the discussion of placements.
According to military sources, among other things, the Chief of Staff is expected to address the unusual words of a commander Division 98, Brigadier General Dan Goldfuss, for which he decided to reprimand him severely and accept his apology. to her before she bursts out," said a security official.
"This gathering is intended to allow pressure to be released, to hear the voices in a closed forum, and to balance between the goals of the war that have eroded and seem vague at this stage and what is actually directed by the political echelon and the General Staff of the IDF," added the source, implying that the conversation was intended to stabilize the position of the General Staff In the army.
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Activity of IDF forces in the Gaza Strip, March 16, 2024/IDF spokesperson
In the meantime, military officials have informed that the buffer space built from the border line deep into the Palestinian territory has completed most of its components in the area of the southern division mainly in front of Khan Yunis and Rafih.
The activity includes refurbishing and repairing the fence, exposing the area as well as destroying buildings that were used for terrorism and destroying the underground in such a way that it would be possible to create an "extermination area" for any suspicious character the day after the war.
At the same time, military officials are criticizing the fact that Hamas still holds sway in the south of the Gaza Strip, and as evidence has begun to return its officers to operate at the Rafah crossing - and on the Palestinian 'Falsawa' website you can see a list of passengers, payment dates and salaries.
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