He noted that even under the previous chief of staff, he insisted the probes be completed before appointing new major-generals, and supported Zamir\u2019s decision to form a committee led by Maj.-Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman to review them.<\/p>\n
The committee ultimately recommended redoing flawed investigations and completing those that were missing, including the overlooked \u201cJericho Wall\u201d Hamas<\/a> plan, uncovered as early as 2018.<\/p>\n Katz said he expected Zamir to follow these recommendations, but was surprised when the chief of staff instead imposed sanctions on officers without informing or consulting him.<\/p>\n Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during an IDF swearing-in ceremony for the new Military Advocate-General Itai Offir, November 27, 2025 (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)<\/p>\n Katz\u2019s statement comes a day after he had blocked the promotion of Col. (res.) German Gitelman<\/a>, due to his involvement with Brothers in Arms and his alleged promotion of conscientious objection, and informed Zamir of his decision to do so.<\/p>\n \u201cThose who preach or encourage refusal will not serve in the IDF and will not be promoted to any position,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Gitelman strikes back at Katz<\/p>\n Zamir announced several senior IDF appointments on Thursday, despite Katz\u2019s instruction to freeze promotions until the Defense Ministry comptroller completes a review of the October 7 probe.<\/p>\n![\"Defense](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/f4d2e0511baab61bf9ab263a26e043e8.jpeg\"\/)
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