Israeli police’s al-Quds district chief announces stepping down
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Turgeman has notified Commissioner Kobi Shabtai of his decision to step down and the latter accepted the request.
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Israeli Police Chief Commissioner Kobi Shabtai (left) and al-Quds District Commander Doron Turgeman at a security assessment in occupied al-Quds, March 31, 2023. (Israeli occupation Police)
The Israeli occupation police’s al-Quds District Commander Deputy Commissioner, Doron Turgeman, announced that he will step down in July after spending 36 years in the police and other security bodies, Israeli media reported Thursday.
Turgeman, 53, has notified Commissioner Kobi Shabtai of his decision to step down and the latter accepted the request, the police confirmed in a statement.
The announcement comes a few days after Israeli media reported that senior Israeli "National" Security Council official Brig-Gen Yoram Hamo has resigned from his position.
Hamo, who led the Division for Strategic "Defense" Policy and was said to be overseeing "Israel's Gaza day-after strategy," reportedly stepped down due to a lack of decision-making by the political leadership on the matter.
This is not an isolated incident. Moshik Aviv, the head of "Israel's" "National" Public Diplomacy Directorate in the Prime Minister’s Office, earlier informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his decision to resign, according to a report by the Israeli Channel 12.
Aviv, who was appointed just eight months ago, will wait for a successor to be appointed before stepping down. His role is crucial in overseeing "Israel’s" public diplomacy efforts. Earlier, Aviv had informed English-language spokesperson Eylon Levy of his suspension "until further notice" in early March, which led to Levy's departure from the directorate.
According to the TV report, spokesperson Topaz Luk, the CEO of the Prime Minister's Office Yossi Shelley, and Netanyahu’s chief of staff Tzachi Braverman are also expected to leave office shortly.
This all began with the resignation of the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate Aman, Aharon Haliva, on April 22.
'Domino effect'
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported last month that the resignation of the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate Aman, Aharon Haliva, "will not be the last" among senior occupation officers as it mentioned a "domino effect".
It added that Haliva was the first member of the Israeli military General Staff to resign due to failures on October 7.
The Israeli newspaper revealed that there are other senior officers, at least four of whom hold a colonel rank, at the level of commanders of field units, who informed their colleagues that they intend to resign. It added that the Gaza Division Commander, Brigadier General Avi Rosenfeld, is one of them.
Another general from the General Staff, the head of the Strategy and Iran Divison, who led the Gaza Division and then took over the Southern Command, Eliezer Toledano, has not made any public appearance over the past six months, it said.
The Israeli newspaper further explained that this dilemma for possible future resignations is related to timing, as these resignations may hasten the end of the Israeli war on Gaza.
The resignation of Haliva and other senior officials puts Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in a dilemma, as it will be difficult for him to reassemble the General Staff and then resign, the newspaper mentioned.
