Israel National News reports: “The IDF Chief of Staff Change of Command ceremony for incoming IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir was held Wednesday morning at the ‘Kirya’ in Tel Aviv.

At the ceremony, which was attended by top IDF officials, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and others, Zamir was also awarded the rank of Lieutenant General.

Zamir replaces outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, who steps down Wednesday…

‘The war is not over. Victory is a necessary goal, but victory is not achieved by words alone,’ he stressed, adding, ‘We must not stop.’

‘We must do everything to bring back the hostages, all of them, both the living and the deceased – this is an essential part of victory.’…”