Eyal Zamir

Netanyahu to IDF soldiers: ‘What began in Gaza must end in Gaza’ - watch

Addressing the soldiers directly, Netanyahu said that the government had taken “very difficult decisions, decisions that no one believed we could actually implement.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks to Patrick Bet-David on his podcast from the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, August 26, 2025.
Honor guard hold photos of Prime Minister of Yemen's Houthi-led government Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi and other Houthi government officials killed in an Israeli strike, during a funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen September 1, 2025.

Classified bunkers and greenlighting airstrikes: How Israel killed Houthi leaders in Sanaa - KAN

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, August 22, 2025.

At Gaza crossroads, IDF chief Zamir clashes with Israel’s political echelon - analysis

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty, as military chief clashes with ministers


IDF ramps up massive logistics ops. ahead of Gaza City invasion

As Gaza City becomes the focal point of the conflict, the IDF ramps up logistics, training, and support systems ahead of a major ground offensive.

IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025

IDF chief Zamir warns Gaza plan could push Israel into military rule

"You are heading toward military rule," IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir warned during a cabinet meeting that discussed the Gaza City occupation plan.

 IDF chief Eyal Zamir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen during a military briefing, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 30, 2025

'We will reach them too': IDF chief says no Hamas leader is out of Israel's reach

Zamir addressed concerns about Hamas leaders who have been able to operate from luxury apartments in foreign cities like Tehran, Damascus, and Beirut despite Israel's declaration to target them.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir in discussions with general staff officials to approve Gaza takeover plan, August 13, 2025.

Israel must confront its strategic illusions to secure true victory - opinion

As Israel approaches the end of the war, true victory hinges on securing the release of hostages and dismantling Hamas, not just military success on the battlefield.

THE WRITER’S book ‘While Israel Slept,’ co-authored with Amir Bohbot, arrives in bookstores in the coming week. ‘Israel slept once, it cannot afford to sleep again,’ says the writer.

Israel at War day 693: What's happening in Gaza, Syria?

Israel recovers body of murdered hostage Ilan Weiss • Turkey cuts economic ties with Israel • IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's home vandalized by Standing Together activists

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's home vandalized by Standing Together activists

"Stop us, try to silence us, we won't stop until the end of the destruction and abandonment and until the government of death flies out of our lives!" the group wrote.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir in discussions with general staff officials to approve Gaza takeover plan, August 13, 2025.

When ‘Haaretz’ runs a campaign against you, you are doing something right - comment

Editor's Notes - Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth, hated by both extremes, is enforcing the law in the West Bank against radicals on both sides. That’s exactly why he's under fire.

Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth 

IDF chief backs West Bank commander amid 'Haaretz' war crimes accusations

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir rejects 'Haaretz' criticism, saying Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth’s controversial West Bank orders were aimed at stopping terror attacks.

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

IDF strikes terror targets across Gaza Strip as push for Gaza City nears

IDF troops strike targets in Gaza as preparations intensify for a ground assault on Gaza City, Hamas’s main stronghold and command center.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 28, 2025.

IDF targets senior Houthi leaders in Yemen, Iran 'ready' for nuclear talks after snapbacks launched

France, UK, Germany activate sanctions on Iran • UN votes to disband UNIFIL after 2026 • IDF opens new Gaza aid centers

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.

IDF Chief Zamir calls on 'everyone' to enlist, 'contribute their share equally'

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's comments came amid ongoing discussions regarding how to prevent draft-dodging in Israel's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir (C), Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor (R), and Gaza Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram (L), in the Gaza Strip, August 27, 2025.