Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir decided on a series of senior appointments in the IDF last night, with the consent of the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz.

Among the prominent appointments are new commanders for the Training and Exercise Headquarters, Military Police Chief, the Jordan Valley and the Huleh, and the Yahalom special forces engineering unit.

New officers will be appointed as the Chief of Staff's Deputy for Operations in the Northern Command, the Chief of Staff's Deputy for Operations in the Southern Command, and the Head of the Operations Branch in the Operations Directorate. A new Head of the Planning Branch in the Ground Forces Command and Head of the Planning Branch in the Planning Directorate and the Multidisciplinary Force Building Directorate will be added as well.

Two new land warfare instructors will be appointed to the Command and Staff College. New IDF military attachés will be appointed in Brazil, China, Greece, Italy, and the IDF land warfare attaché in Washington.

New commanders will be appointed to the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Division, the 11th Brigade, the 205th Brigade, the 213th Brigade, the 5th Brigade, and the 454th Brigade.

In the Air and Space Branch, a new head will be appointed for the Helicopter Section and promoted to Colonel. New commanders will be appointed for the Central Control Unit, and as an Air Instructor at the Command and Staff Course.

Zamir will appoint a new commander of the Engineering Battalion in the Northern Command, the Engineering Battalion in the Central Command, the Technology and Maintenance Battalion in the Southern Command and the commander of a training base.

There will be a new human resources officer in the Northern and Southern Commands.

It was also decided to send officers to study at the National Defense College and abroad. The appointments will take effect during the coming months, in accordance with the IDF's timetable.