Itay Offir

Israel under 'unprecedented delegitimization attacks' from several global tribunals, IDF MAG says

To date, Offir's first major public decision was to withdraw indictments against five IDF soldiers who were indicted in the saga of the alleged beating of a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman.

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IDF Military Advocate General (MAG) Maj. Gen. Itay Offir.
THE MAN who will try to save the IDF’s legal division from the scandal and the crossfire of Israeli politics, and lift it to new heights: Itay Offir.

New MAG rejects controversial plea deal, will he be as strict on Sde Teiman? - analysis

Does Offir's decision indicate readiness to be strict in the Sde Teiman case, or to split the difference on controversies?

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Sgt. Gur Kehati's family after dismantling his military gravestone.

Family of slain IDF Sgt. Gur Kehati announces dismantlement of military gravestone

"This country is a curse. Judaism is a curse. I am done with both of them. Or rather, they finished me," Maayan Agmon-Kehati wrote on social media after the probe into her son's death was closed.

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Maj.-Gen. Itay Offir looks on with IIDF Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asur at conditions in Gaza.

New IDF chief lawyer Maj.-Gen. Offir visits Gaza front lines for legal assessment

"It was important to me, after entering office, to get up close to the reality and challenges which our soldiers and commanders confront on the southern front of the conflict," said Offir.

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IDF Chief Zamir orders further probe of Jenin incident of killing surrendered Palestinians

Zamir qualified that Bluth's probe could proceed only after the newly sworn-in Military Advocate General, Maj. Gen. Itay Offir, decides whether to indict the soldiers involved.

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IDF Chief Eyal Zamir. November 24, 2025.