IDF Central Command

'Rise up and break away': IDF chief urges Gazans to reject Hamas rule

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir also paid his respects to fallen soldier Major Shahar Netanel Bozaglo.

Eyal Zamir asks Palestinians to rise up against Hamas from Gaza City.
Israeli forces raid Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 11, 2025.

IDF braces for potential West Bank escalation following Abbas's upcoming UN address

An IDF soldier operates on the outskirts of Gaza City, in northern Gaza, August 27, 2025

Security forces kill Hamas terrorist who held Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Naama Levy hostage

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

Preparing 'all theaters of war': Surprise IDF exercise tests readiness for large-scale attacks


Police arrest owner, impound bus that illegally transported 50 Israelis into Nablus

The bus was transferred to a police facility under a newly signed IDF Central Command order that permits administrative seizure of vehicles used to enter Area A illegally.

 Israeli security forces raid the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, June 18, 2025.

IDF postpones evacuation of Tzur Harel outpost after operation plans leaked - report

Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were set on fire in the village of Burqa, near the Tzur Harel outpost, on Monday night. 

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Five right-wing settlers arrested after attempted attack on IDF Central Command chief in Hebron

Five settlers were arrested, and the IDF condemned the incident that saw the settlers block military activities and harass the Central Command chief.

 Jewish settlers seen while Palestinian farmers pick olives during the annual harvest season, in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, West Bank, October 20, 2024

Israel, CENTCOM ties have been essential amid Gaza war

The war in Gaza has been a showcase of how US-Israel relations, and particularly military-to-military relations are important. Central Command is a key component of this.

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and US CENTCOM commander Michael Eric Kurilla holding a situation assessment on the threat from Iran, April 12, 2024.

'Act patiently and cautiously in the North,' says former senior defense official

Zohar Palti, a former senior defense official at Israel's Defense Ministry, commended former Major General Yehuda Fuchs' resignation speech and cautioned action in northern Israel.

 IDF brigades training in northern Israel, June 13, 2024.

New right-wing central commander likely to be harder on Palestinian terrorism

Israeli settlers have accused the last few IDF central commanders of spending too much time cracking down on Jewish violence versus Palestinian violence.

Brigade Commander Colonel Avi Bluth 370

IDF, defense heads meet settlers to smooth over terror wave tensions

IDF Central Commander Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs has been a regular verbal punching bag for some Religious Zionist party and local West Bank political officials.

 Israeli security forces seen at the entrance to the West Bank city of Hebron, after the deadly shooting attack on Route 60, August 21, 2023