Tag: Aviv Kochavi
In a historic first, Israel hosts commander of Moroccan armed forces
Lt. Gen. Belkhir el-Farouk, inspector general of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for an international military conference. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Chief of Staff of the Israel...
‘Failure to reach Lebanon maritime border deal could spark conflict with Hezbollah’
Israeli defense officials warned on Wednesday that failure to resolve a long standing maritime border dispute with Lebanon could prompt Hezbollah to initiate a conflict with Jewish state, local media reported.
Israel Defense Forces Chief...
On second day of historic visit, IDF chief tours Moroccan airbase, Jewish communities
On the second day of his historic visit to Morocco, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Wednesday toured the “Ben Grier” airbase of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, as well as...
IDF General Staff visits Yad Vashem for day of Holocaust education
The Israel Defense Forces General Staff held a study day dedicated to commemorating the Holocaust at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Monday. Israel marks Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, over the course of 24 hours starting on the...
Israeli Air Force receives new commander, as Norkin leaves after 37 years of service
The Israeli Air Force received a new commander on Monday when Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar officially replaced outgoing IAF Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, who has completed 37 years of service in the Israel Defense...
IDF arrests terrorist’s brother, four other suspects, in raid near Jenin
In a counter-terrorism raid, Israel Defense Forces soldiers apprehended the brother of Diaa Hamarsheh, 27, on Wednesday, a day after Hamarsheh entered Israel illegally from the West Bank village of Yabad, near Jenin, and...
Israel to appoint first military liaison officer in Bahrain
An Israel Defense Forces’ liaison officer will be stationed for the first time in the Bahrani capital of Manama, Kan News reported on Thursday.
The officer will serve as a defense attaché, the report said, and the move...
Head of Cypriot military makes first visit to Israel
The head of Cyprus’s military touched down in Israel on Monday, kicking off his first official visit to the country, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday.
Lt. Gen. Demokritos Zervakis was received by an...
Bennett to IDF General Staff: Israel’s main mission is to harm Iranian regime
At an Israel Defense Forces’ General Staff Forum on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the country’s central mission is to significantly harm the Iranian regime and its regional proxies, such as...
Incoming IDF commander: ‘Question of who won will not be in air after next...
The new commander of the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern Formation, which is the military entity in charge of overseeing wartime maneuvers into Lebanon or Syria, took up his position on Sunday.
Maj. Gen. Sa’ar Tzur...