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1Lt.-Gen. Kochavi sworn in as 22nd Chief of StaffLt.-Gen Aviv Kochavi officially took over as the next IDF chief of staff on Tuesday morning at a ceremony at the IDF’s kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv. Kochavi replaces outgoing chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot. 2. Iranian ‘Payam’ satellite fails to reach orbitIran has just launched the Payam satellite into space, one of the two scheduled satellites set to launch.  The Payam however, did not make it into orbit.  3. Lt.-Gen. Kochavi sworn in as 22nd Chief of StaffMaj. Gen. (Ret.) Amos Yadlin, former IDF Intelligence Chief, Director of INSS speaking at ILTV studio about the IDF's new Chief of Staff. 4. PA President steps into office as head of G-77Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to take leadership of the group of 77, or G77, and China, today. 5. PMO releases plans for trips abroad in 2019The Prime Ministers office has just announced three major trips abroad starting in the coming weeks, to Switzerland, Chad, a