.EVEN BEFORE Hamas, the militant team that operates Gaza, assaulted Israel on October 7th, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi was in a challenging position. In January 2023, when he ended up being main of overall personnel of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the most elderly placement in Israel's soldiers, the officer and get corps were actually lease through divisions over suggested reforms to the nation's High court. Some reservists intimidated certainly not to provide if the dissentious prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and also his far-right union passed regulations weakening the energies of the judge. It was among the army's most stormy durations in latest times.