Moshe Ya’alon was sworn in Tuesday as the Israel Defense Force’s 17th chief of staff. During a ceremony Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, Ya’alon rose to the rank of lieutenant general, succeeding the outgoing chief of staff, Shaul Mofaz, who is retiring after 36 years in the army.
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