Katz’s Live TV Bid to Replace IDF Central Command Chief Sparks Clash with Military Leadership
Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on live television his intent to replace the head of the IDF Central Command, citing dissatisfaction with the current commander’s handling of settler violence in the West Bank. The IDF rejected the move, stating it was not coordinated with Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and that no removal is currently planned. Katz’s office countered that Zamir had previously recommended the proposed replacement, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Khalifa, while former PM Naftali Bennett condemned the action as an attempt to destabilize the military from within.