Overview
- Netanyahu submitted Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman’s nomination to the Advisory Committee for Senior Appointments for review.
- Gofman would succeed David Barnea when Barnea’s five-year term ends in June 2026.
- A Belarus-born career IDF officer, Gofman has served as the prime minister’s military secretary since April 2024.
- He has no Mossad background and would be the first external appointee to lead the agency since Meir Dagan in 2002.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomed the choice, and Channel 12 reported the decision bypassed contenders recommended by Barnea.