Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz has publicly declared his intention to appoint Maj.-Gen.
Dado Bar Kalifa, currently the head of the IDF Manpower Directorate, as the new commander of the IDF Central Command.
The military emphasized that Zamir does not intend to remove the current Central Command chief, Maj.
The announcement came during a live television interview with Channel 14, marking a significant potential shift in the military’s operational leadership structure.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) quickly clarified that the statement was not coordinated with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.
The military emphasized that Zamir does not intend to remove the current Central Command chief, Maj.-Gen.
Dado Bar Kalifa’s predecessor, from his position at this time.