The chief of the general staff is the professional head of the Israel Defense Forces. The current chief of the general staff is Eyal Zamir, having taken office on 5 March 2025.
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Yigael Yadin, Chief of General Staff
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Gadi Eisenkot
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Gadi Eisenkot, also spelt Eizenkot, is an Israeli general, politician and leader of the Yashar party. He served from 2015 to 2019 as the 21st chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces and from 2023
Chief of the General Staff (Israel)
…Ashkenazi (born 1954) 14 February 2007 14 February 2011 4 years, 0 days 20 Benny Gantz (born 1959) 14 February 2011 16 February 2015 4 years, 2 days 21 Gadi Eizenkot (born 1960) 16 February 2015 15 January 2019 3 years, 333 days 22 Aviv Kohavi (born 1964) 15 January 2019 16 January 2023 4 years, 1 day 23 Herzi Halevi…
Eisenkot in 2026
Gadi Eisenkot's IDF induction photo, 1978
IDF Chief of General Staff Gadi Eisenkot arrives at a memorial ceremony of the IDF Combat Engineering Corps, 2016.