Netanyahu meets IDF Chief of Staff appointee Aviv Kochavi

The pair discussed Netanyahu's '2030 Security Concept' in their first meeting.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a meeting, October 29, 2018 (photo credit: KOBI GIDEON/GPO)
Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a meeting, October 29, 2018
(photo credit: KOBI GIDEON/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for the first with Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, who Friday was appointed as the next IDF Chief of Staff, his office said in a statement. The pair discussed Netanyahu's '2030 Security Concept.'
The '2030 Security Concept' was developed over the course of two years and presented to the Security Cabinet in August 2018, seeking to increase the security budget by 0.2-0.3% of the Gross National Product, among other security changes.
His office said the budget increases would be used for anti-missile defenses and completion of security fences, among other measures.
Kochavi, replacing outgoing IDF Chief Gadi Eizenkot, takes on the role next year.