Herzi Halevi

Herzi Halevi
Herzi Halevi
	Halevi in 2023
Native name	הרצל הלוי
Birth name	Herzl Halevi
Born	17 December 1967; Jerusalem
Allegiance	Israel
Branch	Israel Defense Forces
Years of service	1985–2025
Rank	Rav Aluf (Chief of Staff; highest rank)
Unit	Paratroopers Brigade
Commands	Unit 269 – Sayeret Matkal; 35th Paratroopers Brigade; 91st Territorial Division; Military Intelligence Directorate; Southern Command; Chief of the General Staff;
Battles / wars	Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict South Lebanon conflict; 2006 Lebanon War; Israeli invasion of Lebanon (2024–present); ; Israeli–Palestinian conflict First Intifada; Second Intifada; 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis; Gaza–Israel conflict Gaza War (2008-2009); 2012 Gaza War; 2014 Gaza War; Gaza war; ; ; Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present); ; April 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel;
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA); National Defense University (MA);
Spouse(s)	Sharon
Children	4

Herzl "Herzi" Halevi (Hebrew: הרצל "הרצי" הלוי; born 17 December 1967) is a retired Israeli general who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 16 January 2023 to 5 March 2025.

He previously served as the commander of the Israeli Southern Command, the chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate, the commander of the 91st (Territorial) Division, the commander of the 35th Paratroopers Brigade, and the commander of the Sayeret Matkal. Halevi was the first practicing Orthodox Jew to serve as the head of Israeli military intelligence.