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Who did Dayan succeed as Chief of Staff of the IDF?

  • Yigal Yadin

  • Yitzhak Rabin

  • Mordechai Maklef

  • Haim Laskov

Answer

The answer is Mordechai Maklef. Maklef was the outgoing Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) when Dayan took over the position in 1953. Dayan served as Chief of Staff during a critical period, including the Sinai War in 1956 and the Six-Day War in 1967, shaping Israel's military strategy and achieving significant victories.
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