Gideon Levy12:32 AM • June 04 2026 IDTUntil Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces and the State of Israel believed that Brig. Gen. Yisrael Shomer, the head of the army's operations division, was a man of total integrity. He rose through the ranks to his current position, one of the most important during wartime. Reichman University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2024 in a ceremony dubbed "Israeli Heroism."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFWest BankWest Bank checkpointsIsrael occupationIsrael-PalestineCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonTrump-NetanyahuMamdani-Israel ParadeGazaIsrael ElectionsRome PrideHaQuizHaaretz Podcast'We're Done Apologizing': Inside the Israeli Far Right's Big Weekend Out in NYCHaredi Protesters Storm Home of Senior Israeli Judge Over IDF Draft ArrestsIsrael Must Let Red Cross Visit Palestinian Security Prisoners, High Court RulesGerman Authorities Probe Teen for Planning Attack on Local SynagogueIt Was One of Lebanon's Most Popular Restaurants. Then the IDF Bombed ItRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?Far-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says