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.
Eyal Zamir RAV ALUF
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Yigael Yadin, Chief of General Staff
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Herzi Halevi
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Herzl "Herzi" Halevi is a retired Israeli general who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 16 January 2023 to 5 March 2025.
Chief of the General Staff (Israel)
…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 (born 1967) 16 January 2023 5 March 2025 2 years, 48 days 24 Eyal Zamir (born 1966) 5 March 2025 Incumbent 1 year, 177 days Timeline References…
Halevi in 2023
Halevi enlisting in the army, 1985
Halevi (2nd from r.) with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (3rd from r.) meet U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan (2nd from l.), in January 2023