Eyal Zamir is the current IDF chief of staff and is a former director-general of the Defense Ministry.
The decision gives the message that the IDF and its reservists are forbidden from taking any position on political policies.
The prime minister further claimed that the "fringe group" is being "used for one goal only - toppling the government."
Officially, security agency heads were not invited to attend given the meeting would be a briefing on PMs visits to Hungary and Washington.
The last significant update published by the IDF on its war crimes probes was in August 2024.
Dahan replaces Brigadier-General Itzik Cohen, who will become Head of the IDF's Operations Directorate (J3) and be promoted to Major-General.
According to security assessments, taking control of the Morag Axis will allow for the isolation of Rafah from Gaza to prevent transfer of weapons.
Troops kill dozens of terrorists and locate multiple rocket launchers as the military expands Gaza operations with third division joining the fight.
Zamir himself has a 15% increase in trust compared to February, before he took office.
IDF chief Zamir: "Hagari delivered the difficult news and the good news to the public every evening, with courage, sensitivity, and composure."
The current strategic environment enables the return to war and is conducive to the ultimate defeat of Hamas.