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The IDF chief quit. The timing is not coincidental.

JL;DR SUMMARY Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, announced his resignation, effective March 2025, amidst criticism over the IDF's response to the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaIdfPalestinian AuthorityIsrael Defense ForcesCeasefireResignationSecurityOctober 7 AttacksHerzi Halevi

Places mentioned

Southern District, Israel
"IDF cadets graduation ceremony at the Bahad 1 base in southern Israel in 2023."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Halevi was the first religious recruit and the first settler from Judea and Samaria (also known as the West Bank) to lead the Israeli military."
Gaza, Central District, Israel
"demanded a more robust response to Hamas, including reoccupying the Gaza Strip."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"The second option is that, as U.S. President Donald Trump indicated on Monday upon moving back into the White House."
Central District, Israel
"acknowledging their roles in the failures leading up to and during the October 7th attacks.The resignation comes at a critical juncture as Israel is engaged in hostage-for-ceasefire negotiations with Hamas."

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