.EVEN BEFORE Hamas, the militant group that operates Gaza, struck Israel on Oct 7th, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi remained in a complicated posture. In January 2023, when he came to be principal of general personnel of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the best senior setting in Israel's military, the police officer and also reserve corps were rental fee through divisions over suggested reforms to the country's High court. Some reservists intimidated not to serve if the disruptive prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and also his far-right union passed rules weakening the energies of the court. It was one of the soldiers's very most unstable time frames in current opportunities.