The Defense Ministry announces the appointment of Racheli Chen as deputy director general and head of its planning division, making her the first woman to serve in the senior role overseeing staff work and the implementation of the ministry’s multiyear force build-up plans.

Chen has led the Defense Export Controls Agency for the past decade and previously held a range of positions within the ministry’s research and development and procurement bodies.

She will replace Itamar Graf, who served in the role for four years and has been appointed acting head of the ministry’s Political-Military Affairs Bureau.

Times of Israel