Aviv Kohavi

Israeli relations with Middle Eastern countries improving as war goes on with Iran

As the US-Israel war with Iran intensifies, countries like Morocco, UAE, and Bahrain boost military cooperation with Israel, strengthening regional alliances.

International Cooperation Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Amit Adler, July 2024; illustrative.
 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman (illustrative)

IDF Public Defender disapproves of Comptroller's Office October 7 probe

 Brigadier-General Daniel Hagari, former IDF spokesperson.

Daniel Hagari to be replaced as IDF spokesman, retire from military, new chief rules

  Aviv Kohavi

Former IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi joins Israeli-Canadian capital fund AWZ Ventures


IDF Chief of Staff Kohavi lands in Washington for final official visit

Kohavi will be in the United States for five days and hold meetings with senior officials in the US Department of Defense and the military.

 MINISTERS ARE certain he is running for political office. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi at the Rabin memorial this week.

IDF Chief of Staff to visit US to discuss Iran threat

Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi will meet with senior officials in the US Department of Defense as well as US military officials to strategize on strengthening stability in the Middle East

 US Central Command Chief Gen. Michael Kurilla is in Israel to meet with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi and other senior military officials

CENTCOM commander concludes 4th visit to Israel since taking office

The commander toured Israel's Lebanese and Syrian borders and held panels with senior IDF officials on the subject of regional threats and cooperation.

  CENTCOM commander Michael Kurilla and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi visit Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, November 15, 2022.

Investigation into killing of Sgt. Noa Lazar finds faults at checkpoint

The Border Police commander ordered to immediately implement all the lessons learned in all the crossings under the responsibility in the vicinity of Jerusalem.

 Israeli security forces are seen following a shooting incident at a check point next to Shuafat in east Jerusalem, October 10, 2022.

Kohavi awards Israeli Navy Flotilla 3 for downing Hezbollah drones

The IDF's Navy shot down three Iranian-made UAVs launched by Hezbollah toward the Karish gas rig situated within Israel's economic waters.

 IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi addresses the crowd at the "Operation: Break the wave" conference.

Ben-Gvir attacks IDF Spokesperson's Unit in letter to Chief of Staff

Ben-Gvir demanded in a letter to Kohavi that the sources in the IDF Spokesperson's Unit be expelled and claimed that the unit had also given "briefs" against him.

 Head of the Otzma Yehudit Party MK Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to supporters as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, at the party's campaign headquarters in Jerusalem, November 1, 2022.

IDF combat units to receive citations for role in Operation Break the Wave

The Chief of Staff’s citation will be given to the Golani Brigade’s Reconnaissance Brigade and the  Israel Police’s National Counter Terror Unit (YAMAM).

 IDF troops operate at the scene of a terror attack in Kiryat Arba, October 29, 2022.

IDF to stop manning Shuafat checkpoint following Noa Lazar's death

A terrorist opened fire in the direction of a security checkpoint at the entrance to the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat last month, killing 18-year-old female Military Police Sgt. Noa Lazar.

 Israeli security forces are seen following a shooting incident at a check point next to Shuafat in east Jerusalem, October 10, 2022.

IDF accuses activists of stoning soldiers, Left disputes claim

The IDF in its message did not identify if the activist was from the Left or Right, and referred to them instead as "Israeli suspects."

IDF soldiers securing the entry of worshipers to Joseph's Tomb October 13, 2022.

Grapevine October 26, 2022: With a little help from his friends

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 GRAYEVSKY TOOK one of the last photographs of late president Shimon Peres.