.EVEN BEFORE Hamas, the militant group that runs Gaza, struck Israel on October 7th, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi remained in a challenging position. In January 2023, when he became principal of general personnel of the Israel Support Forces (IDF), the absolute most senior setting in Israel’s military, the officer and also reserve corps were actually rent through branches over proposed reforms to the nation’s High court. Some reservists intimidated certainly not to offer if the disruptive prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, as well as his far-right union passed rules compromising the electrical powers of the court.
It was just one of the military’s most turbulent time frames in recent times.