Brig.-Gen. Ya\'ir Naveh, who served until recently as IDF Commander of Gaza, has changed his mind and will not retire from the army. Naveh will instead take up a new offer by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Sha’ul Mofaz to serve as assistant to the Head of the IDF Planning Division. Mofaz has been frequently criticized for not promoting top officers such as Effie Eitam and Naveh, who are observant Jews. Eitam resigned from the army last year after not being promoted for some years to the rank of Maj.-Gen.