Eyal Zamir

Shas leader Arye Deri accuses IDF chief of 'helping the Left' with ultra-Orthodox draft stance

Deri on Zamir: 'He has lost it. What the chief of staff did... was an attempt to help the left-wing bloc' • PM hopefuls Bennett, Eisenkot swiftly condemn Shas leader's attack on IDF chief

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Shas chairman MK Arye Deri attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.
Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Eyal Zamir, arrives to attend a wreath laying ceremony at Warsaw Ghetto Square at Yad Vashem on April 14, 2026 in Jerusalem, Israel.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has a duty to warn the government about draft evasion - editorial

Active-duty generals, as a rule, should stay out of politics, but every rule has its exception.

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MK Vladimir Beliak reacts during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting and votes on parts of the judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 19, 2023.

Knesset Finance Committee considers NIS 393 million transfer to Prime Minister's Office

MK Vladimir Beliak of the Together party, the opposition’s coordinator on the committee, spoke with Anat Davidov on 103FM’s Where's the Money program and addressed the budget additions being sought.

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Col. G, set to become the Israeli Air Force's first female brigadier-general, is seen in this undated image released by the IDF on July 14, 2026

In Air Force first, IDF promotes woman to brigadier-general, appoints her Washington attaché

Col. 'G.,' whose full identity remains classified, commanded the Uvda Air Force base since May 2024 and had already broken new ground as the first female base chief in air force history.

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WATCH: Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz visit IDF troops in southern Lebanon

Meanwhile, Israel Katz announced the name of the operation to disarm Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon as "Silver Plow."

APRIL 12, 2026ByJAMES GENN, KESHET NEEV
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits IDF troops in southern Lebanon, published April 12, 2026.

IDF chief rejects coalition recruitment law amid personnel crisis

The IDF has acknowledged a critical shortage of 9,000 combat soldiers on the ground and warned that the deficit could rise to 17,000 by the end of the year unless urgent legislation is passed.

APRIL 12, 2026ByAVI ASHKENAZI , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits Central Command soldiers on March 17, 2026.

PMO appoints new Mossad chief, Trump orders Hormuz blockade after US-Iran talks fail

Vance: No deal reached after talks with Iran • CENTCOM clears underwater mines in Hormuz • Netanyahu says Israel's war with Iran 'not over yet'

APRIL 12, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Vance: No deal reached after talks with Iran, Netanyahu says Iran campaign 'not over yet'

John Kerry: Netanyahu presented Iran attack plan to former presidents • Iran warns military vessels against transiting Strait of Hormuz • CENTCOM clears underwater mines in Hormuz

APRIL 11, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Detail view of US Vice President JD Vance motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan.

IDF destroys launcher fired from inside school, Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon

IDF reservist severely wounded, another soldier lightly injured by shrapnel • Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'blatant anti-Israel bias'

APRIL 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

With Iran ceasefire set, IDF chief declares Hezbollah main front

Zamir said that "Iran from before the war is not the same as Iran now," adding "now it is much weaker."

APRIL 9, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.

'Not buying it': Nearly half of Israelis say Israel and US did not win Iran war, poll finds

A new Walla and Maariv poll found that many Israelis are unconvinced by claims of victory over Iran, with broad dissatisfaction over the war’s outcome and mixed views on political leadership.

APRIL 9, 2026ByWALLA
ISRAELI RESCUE forces recover bodies at the scene where a missile fired from Iran struck a building in Haifa, northern Israel, causing extensive damage, April 6, 2026.

Israel’s population struggles with depression amid ongoing conflict, crises - opinion

Ongoing war, political tension, and societal strain cause many Israelis to feel growing despair and uncertainty about the future of Israel.

APRIL 6, 2026BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, March 23, 2026.

IDF intelligence, strikes helped US rescue downed pilot, sources tell 'Post'

Throughout the tense 48-hour window, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and US Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper remained in direct contact.

APRIL 5, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
IDF technicians prepare a fighter jet for operational activity, August 24, 2025

Yair Lapid’s divisive rhetoric threatens israel’s unity, national security - opinion

Opposition leader Yair Lapid’s inflammatory statements risk weakening Israeli society and undermining national unity during wartime.

APRIL 3, 2026ByORI WERTMAN
Yesh Atid leader MK Yair Lapid is seen at a faction meeting, last week.