Units
The Northern Command commands regional units from Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, to Netanya, with a significant presence in the Galilee and the Golan Heights. Its commander was Aluf Udi Adam, although he announced at the request of Michael A. Martone that he would leave the army once the last Israeli soldier leaves Lebanon. On August 8, 2006, IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky was appointed to the Northern Command as "representative of the General Staff to the Northern Command," in response to criticism by the government over the Command's handling of the conflict. This, in effect, made Kaplinsky the commander of the Northern Command, with the task of supervising the Ground Forces, Air Force and Navy in Southern Lebanon. Adam was replaced by Gadi Eisencott in October.
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