Aviv Kochavi

Former IDF Chief says Gaza wasn't seen as an existential threat; Iran was top priority

Former Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi discussed the implications of military decisions and strategic focus shaping Israel's recent security policies.

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi
 Incoming IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Amir Baram gives remarks at his inauguration ceremony, October 31, 2022.

IDF General Amir Baram assumes Deputy Chief of Staff position

 IDF conducts large-scale exercise to prepare for next round of conflict with Gaza

Senior IDF officer pens scathing report against the Israeli military

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

Kohavi is right to reject court compromise to allow Franken to remain in IDF - editorial


Long-term arrangement with Hamas progressing; no return of remains of Goldin, Shaul

Israeli concessions likely to include more entry permits, wider fishing

Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City

Security Cabinet to discuss ceasefire arrangement with Gaza

Israel’s security cabinet will be briefed on the arrangement by National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat, Channel 12 reported.

A Palestinian militant walks past the home of Islamic Jihad field commander Baha Abu Al-Atta after it was hit by an Israeli strike that killed him in Gaza City

Gaza paradigm

Kochavi’s frank comments revealed what has long been known – Israel is negotiating a deal that will end violence in Gaza and bring a semblance of quiet to the South.

IDF Soldiers clash with Palestinians protestors at the bordr between and the Gaza Strip

The triumvirate: Avigdor Liberman, Avichai Mandelblit & Aviv Kochavi

How these three men made the most impact on Israel in 2019

FROM LEFT, Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen Aviv Kochavi,Yisrael Beytenu head Avigdor Liberman and Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit – outsized impace

IDF preparing for confrontation with Iran - Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi

Lt.-Gen. Kochavi acknowledges in public for the first time that Israel has struck Iranian targets in Iraq.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaks at a conference in honor of former IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak at the IDC Interdisciplinary Center in Herzilya, December 25, 2019

Watch: IAF, Special Ops complete joint 'Game of Thrones' drill in Cyprus

Preparing for winter: commando units and IAF planes working together simulated scenarios of guerrilla warfare in a northern-Israel style terrain.

Special Ops soldiers boarding a cargo plane as part of the "Game of Thrones" joint drill. 06.12.19

Intensity of U.S. military visits shows urgency of Iran threat - analysis

So what is happening that is causing this parade of top US military officers to Israel? Seemingly, it is like McKenzie warned – Iran is up to something.

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley salutes next to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi.

Netanyahu: Gaza terror leaders know Israel can target them anywhere

“We do not mean to escalate [the situation],” Netanyahu said, “but we will know how to…protect the state of Israel and its citizens.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and IDF commanders

The IAF assassinated Bahaa Abu al-Ata during large scale military exercise

The writing was on the wall for Bahaa Abu al-Ata.

An IAF F-35 plane at the bi-annual Blue Flag drill a massive exercise with pilots from the United States, Greece, Germany and Italy