The IDF's outgoing Chief of Staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, and his successor, Benny Gantz, visited the Kotel on Monday. Their visit took place after a special ceremony in which Gantz assumed the role from Ashkenazi.
All photos courtesy of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and the incoming Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz at the Western Wall
The incoming IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, with his family
Officials toast the outgoing IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi
First Meeting of the IDF General Staff headed by the new IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz
Pictures of the honor guard welcoming the incoming IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz
The outgoing Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, on his way out of the IDF HQ