Jerusalem, Feb. 1 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Major General (Res.) Eyal Zamir as the new Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Prime Minister's Office announced the appointment of Zamir in a post on X on Saturday.

With this announcement, Zamir has become the 24th Chief of Staff of IDF, replacing Lt Gen Herzi Halevi following his resignation last month. He will take the post on March 6, as reported by The Times of Israel.

According to The Times of Israel, Halevi was expected to step down from his once the ceasefire deal was signed between Israel and Hamas for the military lapse that led to the attack of October 7, 2023, in southern Israel.

Along with Zamir, Defence Minister Israel Katz had na...