The Israeli occupation military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, is to end his role in the coming weeks and retire from the army, in a move widely seen as dismissal by the new Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.
The occupation military announced the move by Hagari, the Israeli popular wartime spokesman, adding that it was “agreed upon” with Zamir.
Though, it has been seen as a de facto dismissal, as Hagari was not given a promotion for his work as a spokesman during the war.
“The chief of staff wished to express his great appreciation to Rear Adm. Hagari for his years of significant combat service for the State of Israel. Rear Adm. Hagari performed his role as IDF spokesman during one of the most complex wars in the country’s history, in a professional and dedicated manner,” the military said, according to the Times of Israel.
Despite being a popular spokesman among the public, the political echelon, especially Defense Minister Israel Katz, clashed with Hagari. It is thought that Katz would not sign off on promoting Hagari, the Israeli media outlet reported.
It added that Zamir was expected to promote a senior officer from the Ground Forces as the next Israeli military spokesman.
Hagari has been widely seen as the propaganda mouthpiece of the occupation army. He was known for his alleged “Hamas operatives list” during the raid of Rantisi Hoispital in Gaza in November 2023.
Back then, it was clear that the alleged “list” (written in Arabic) was a calendar of the week days rather than the names of Hamas operatives.
Israeli invader in Rantisi hospital points to a list of “militant names” he says, except the ‘list’ is just the days of the week — it’s a hospital rota! pic.twitter.com/dMaZ9KaVGY
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) November 14, 2023
Source: Israeli Media and Al-Manar English Website
