Posts Tagged: Aviv Kochavi
IDF Massing Ground Forces on Gaza Border Amid Concerns Over Possible Terrorist Infiltration Attempts
The Israeli military is massing ground forces on the border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart possible terrorist infiltration attempt from the...
‘Security Challenges’ Facing Israel Prompt IDF Chief to Provide Rare Briefing to Top Netanyahu Rival
In a rare move, the leader of Israel's centrist Blue and White party, Benny Gantz, met formally with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv...
Amid Rising Iran Threat, IDF Chief of Staff Pledges Israel Will Respond to Any Attack ‘With Great Power’
Amid concerns that Israel may be facing a potential direct attack from Iran, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi pledged on Monday a...
In Israel, There Is a Tight Bond Between Food and Politics
CTech - Israel’s Independence Day, or Yom Ha'atzmaut, which will be celebrated on Thursday, is the culmination of a series of religious and cultural events...
Newly Appointed Chief of Staff Orders Major Surprise Training Exercise for Israeli Military
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a major surprise training exercise on Sunday across Israel, just one month after a new chief of staff was...
Changing of the Guard at the IDF: New Chief of Staff Kochavi Officially Assumes Role
New IDF chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, officially entered the role on Tuesday at an installation ceremony at the Israeli military headquarters in Tel...
New IDF Chief of Staff Takes Charge Facing an Explosive Region
JNS.org - The recent appointment of Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi as the next Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) means that the Israeli...
Top Israeli General: Assad Planning to Use Chemical Weapons Against Rebels
Israel's military intelligence chief says Syria's embattled president, Bashar al-Assad, is preparing to use chemical weapons. Speaking at a security conference in the coastal town of...
Top Israeli General: Iran Believes There is “Not a High Probability for an Attack On it”
JPost - Iran is facing growing economic and domestic pressure due to international sanctions on it, but Tehran believes that the chances of a...
Report: Secret Meetings Held in Europe on Syria Chemical Weapons Issue
Major-General Aviv Kochavi, head of Israel's military intelligence, returned last week from a round of secret meetings in several European countries according to a report...
Israel Bracing for ‘More Tense and Islamist’ Region in the Coming Year
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Director of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, in his annual intelligence assessment to Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny...
