[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz and Sheera Claire Frenkel - Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Gabi Ashkenazi was chosen Sunday by Defense Minister Amir Peretz to become IDF chief of staff, replacing Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz, pending the cabinet's approval. Ashkenazi, 52, was deputy chief of staff until 2005. He previously served as head of Northern Command, commander of the Golani Brigade, and head of the IDF Operations Branch.
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