Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityDefense Minister Israel Katz met with West Bank settlement leaders after announcing live on television that he had decided to remove Central Command chief Avi Bluth. His office said the leaders praised Bluth for his security and settlement achievementsShare 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 formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich10:46 PM • August 03 2026 IDTDefense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that the Israeli military's Central Command Chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth had not been dismissed, a day after announcing live on television that he had decided to remove him and appoint Maj. Gen. Dado Bar-Khalifa in his place.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersWest BankIDFIsrael KatzChannel 14CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBoard of Peace: Israel to Start Gaza Withdrawal Only After Hamas DisarmedSenior Police Officer Probed After Haaretz Report on Ben-Gvir Ally RapperNetanyahu Turned Israel From Trusted U.S. Ally to a Sidelined ObserverFive Gunmen and More Than 30 Rounds: Reconstructing the Deadly Shooting in TellFamily Loses Refund for $5,500 Dubai Vacation as Israeli Court Backs Booking.comRemembering 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-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy