Because of the omission: Major General Toledano announced that he will not run for the position of the next Chief of Staff

December 2, 2024   

The head of the IDF's Strategy and Iran Department, Maj. Gen. Eliezer Toledano, informed his subordinates that he intends to retire at the end of his term in his current position - and not run for the position of the next Chief of Staff. Jerusalem wants mountain air: These are the vehicles that are banned from entering the city His subordinates say that due to the fact that he served as commander of the Southern Command in the year before the October 7 massacre, he decided to take responsibility for his part in the failure and not try to promote his candidacy for the position of Chief of Staff. In recent days, sources in the Prime Minister's Office have pointed to Toledano, who previously served as his military secretary, as a possible candidate to replace the current Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevy. 'Kan Hades' military commentator Roy Sharon wrote on Twitter: "Since October 7, Major General Toledano has not been among the candidates at any point to replace Chief of Staff Halevy. The only ones who saw Toledano as a possible candidate for Chief of Staff were some elements in the Prime Minister's Office who blew up the experimental balloon." Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy hinted at the end of last week that he would resign from his position after the investigation into the failures that led to the October 7 disaster is complete. The list of candidates to replace the incumbent Chief of Staff includes Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Amir Baram, Commander of the Northern Command Major General Uri Gordin, and Major General (res.) Eyal Zamir, who ran for the position against Herzi Halevi and currently serves as Director General of the Ministry of Defense.