Benny Gantz takes over as 20th chief of General Staff
New IDF head receives top rank from prime minister and defense minister at ceremony in Jerusalem; Ashkenazi leaves IDF after 40 years of service; Barak: "You profoundly influenced confidence in the IDF."
Gantz Barak Netanyahu 311(photo credit: Avi Ochaion/GPO)ByJPOST.COM STAFF, YAAKOV KATZ, HERB KEINON