Nadene Goldfoot
He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Tel-Aviv University, a Master's degree in national security from the University of Haifa, and is an alumnus of the General Management Program for Senior Executives (GMP) of The Wharton School. Trump famously graduated from Penn’s Wharton School in 1968 .
Major General (Res.) Eyal Zamir has been appointed as the new IDF Chief of Staff in Israel. In his first speech since his appointment, Zamir said that despite the cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza, "the year 2025 will continue to be a year of combat."
Halevi was the first practicing Orthodox Jew to serve as the head of Israeli military intelligence, born in Jerusalem, whose is related to the late Rabbi Kook, Chief rabbi of Israel who died in 1935.
Zamir’s appointment as chief of staff still requires approval from the Advisory Committee for Senior Appointments, and final government approval. Assuming these are secured, Zamir, who was already considered the leading candidate, is expected to assume his role next month, following the resignation of outgoing Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.
With this appointment, Zamir will become the first tank officer to serve as Chief of Staff since David (Dado) Elazar in the 1970s. For more, click here.
Prime Minister Netanyahu is in Washington. He will meet with White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff today and with President Trump tomorrow evening. Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American billionaire real estate investor and developer, attorney, and philanthropist, who serves as the United States Special Envoy to the Middle East. He is the founder and chairman of the Witkoff Group. He began his career as a real estate attorney, before transitioning to property investment and development.
The IDF expanded counter terror operation in Judea and Samaria yesterday. Forces demolished buildings in the center of Jenin, used for terror operations, and entered the Palestinian village of Tamun, a hotbed of terror activity. The operation has eliminated around 50 terrorists, arrested over 100 terror suspects and confiscated and destroyed hundreds of weapons and explosive devices.
Israeli hostages Keith Siegel, 65, Ofer Calderon, 54, and Yarden Bibas, 35 were released on Saturday. Freed US-Israeli captive Keith Siegel was forced ahead of his release to write a letter thanking his Hamas captors for his treatment while being held in captivity for 484 days (1 year and 4 months).
Abu Marzook, Hamas' deputy political leader, along with a Hamas delegation is visiting Moscow to meet with Russian officials. He told Russian media that Hamas would release hostage Alexander (Sasha) Trupanov in phase 1 of the deal, even though he is a soldier, as a goodwill gesture to Russia. He graduated from Helwan University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1975 and obtained a master’s degree in construction management from Colorado State University in 1984. He received a doctorate in industrial engineering from Louisiana Tech in 1992.
"He took part in founding the Islamic University of Gaza and helped establish the first branch for the in the . He worked as manager of a factory in the until 1981. In 1987, he was one of the founders of Hamas and was elected to head the first politburo in 1992. He later served as vice-president and remains a member of the politburo." Hamas is a terrorist section of the PA.
Trupanov, 29, who holds Russian citizenship, was kidnapped on October 7 along with his mother, grandmother and girlfriend, Sapir Cohen, from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. The 3 women were released in the first hostage deal. This boyfriend of Israeli Sapir Cohen of the Kibbutz will be released "despite being a soldier" as a gesture to Moscow, Marzook explained. Trupanov must have enlisted in IDF, then.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority has taken over the running of the Rafah Crossing. The Rafah Border Crossing or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip.
It is located on the Egypt–Palestine border. Under a 2007 agreement between Egypt and Israel, Egypt controls the crossing but imports through the Rafah crossing require Israeli approval. Arms to help Palestinians would not be allowed to cross.
Resource:
israelAM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyal_Zamir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzi_Halevi
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1ie0xaojx
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/mousa-abu-marzook
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