Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth was leading an operational meeting when Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on television that he would be replaced, stunning Central Command and triggering accusations of political interference in the IDF

According to the IDF, Katz’s statement was not coordinated with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. The military stated that Zamir does not intend to remove Bluth from his position at…

Political uproar follows Katz’s move to name a replacement for Bluth before the Likud primary; the IDF says it has no plans to remove him, while Bennett warns of ‘total chaos’ and…