BREAKING NEWS

Yoav Gallant hires new interim Army Radio chief

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday evening appointed Israeli journalist Danny Zaken as the new acting Army Radio commander.

Zaken replaces Galit Altshtein, who also served as interim commander after being hired by former defense minister Benny Gantz. Army Radio has been operating without a permanent commander since August 2021, attributed to talk that the station could be shut down.