Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have selected Eyal Zamir, a retired major general and director general of the Defense Ministry, to be the next IDF chief of staff. His appointment still requires the approval of the advisory committee for senior appointments - the Grunis Committee - and the official and final approval of the government. Assuming he passes successfully, Zamir is expected to take office on March 6, upon the resignation of outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi. Zamir will be the first chief of staff to come from the Armored Corps since David (Dado) Elazar in the 1970s.