28 soldiers died over the past year -- the second lowest number in Israel's history -- but only one in an attack

Senior officers, including Maj. Gen. Moti Almoz, censured for their role in the years-long false reporting of Haredi enlistment numbers

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi vows to learn and improve from scandal in which numbers were seemingly inflated; warns Iran entrenching deeper in Syria and Lebanon

Officer in Manpower Directorate tells Israeli TV that pressure to meet conscription targets came from higher-ups; general denies inflated figures result of ‘malicious intentions’

Gil Messing, currently at tech firm Check Point, has scant military experience compared to predecessors; Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis's tenure to end in coming months