Halevi, 55, has been in military service since 1985, starting off as a paratrooper and climbing the ranks ever since. He was nominated for Chief of Staff by former Defense Minister Benny Gantz in September.
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that a shipment of smuggled weapons had been intercepted at the border with Jordan.
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 8 (ANI): Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said as many as 51 people were killed in Gaza during the most recent round of fighting between Israel and Gaza-based militants, including 24 from the Jihad terror group.
Moscow [Russia], August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday that the objectives of the Breaking Dawn operation against the Palestinian movement Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip have been reached.
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 6 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 70 rockets were fired at Israeli territory in two hours, 9 of which fell in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi will visit Morocco next week, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson told Xinhua on Saturday.
Jerusalem [Israel], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's military fired artillery into Lebanon after a rocket hit northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday.
Jerusalem [Israel], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel on Friday night, with no damage or injury reported, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have raided on Saturday the Palestinian city of Jenin and a refugee camp by the same name on the West Bank following a terrorist attack by a Palestinian gunman in central Tel Aviv.
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 1 (ANI/ Sputnik) - Israel detected the launch of two missiles from the Gaza Strip towards the sea and established that the shells fell off the coast of Tel Aviv, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The last two of a total of six Palestinian inmates who had escaped from the Gilboa prison in Israel have been caught by security forces, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli military has intercepted a second rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in less than 12 hours, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.