Yoram Halevi

In first, former police commissioner to head Israeli unit spearheading Gaza aid

Israel named retired Police Commissioner Yoram Halevy to lead COGAT, the army unit managing humanitarian aid in Gaza and coordination with the Palestinian Authority and global organizations.

|ByEHUD AMITON/TPS
Jerusalem police chief Yoram Halevi attends a recognition day for Israeli police at the Israeli parliament on February 05, 2018.
Children sit in a car trunk, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 24, 2024.

Between 150,000-200,000 Palestinians leave Rafah due to upcoming IDF invasion 

The IDF hopes that more civilians will follow this lead as new tent cities are set up for civilians to evacuate Rafah to Khan Yunis, al-Muwasi, and central Gaza.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Miri Regev, 2019.

Miri Regev expected to nominate Yoram Halevi as police commissioner

Other police officials have dismissed the expected appointments, stressing that "it's too early to speculate on the matter."

|ByALON HACHMON
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Jerusalem Police Chief Yoram Halevy attend an inaugural ceremony for the first police station in Shuafat refugee camp on Sunday

Knesset panel approves inquiry into political use of police investigations

This comes after a polygraph test conducted three months ago on Jerusalem District Commander Yoram Halev was leaked on Wednesday.

|ByTAMARA ZIEVE