Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Gripped by panic ahead of the Likud primaries, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the West Bank commander's replacement live on pro-Netanyahu television, blindsiding the IDF and pushing army chief Eyal Zamir into a full-blown confrontationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAmos Harel12:44 PM • August 03 2026 IDTAlmost everything has already happened under this government, including the October 7 massacre. But even this was unprecedented.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankIDFLikudIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael KatzEyal ZamirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu's Defense Minister Just Picked His Biggest Fight Yet With the IDFGame Changer? What if This Jewish Lawmaker Joins an Israeli Arab PartyHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIran Says No Talks With U.S. 'These Days' After Trump Said Talks to Begin MondayPoll: Arab Party Unaffected by Jewish MK's Possible Move to Join Its SlateRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts