Israeli military intelligence chief, Major-General Aharon Haliva has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
The Israel Defence Forces, IDF said Major-General Aharon Haliva would retire once his successor was selected. He is the first senior figure to step down over the attack, which was the deadliest in Israel’s history. In a letter, he acknowledged that his Intelligence Directorate “did not live up to the task we were entrusted with.”
Israeli military and intelligence officials missed or ignored multiple warnings before hundreds of Hamas gunmen breached the Gaza border fence that day and attacked nearby Israeli communities, military bases, and a music festival.
About 1,200 Israelis and foreigners, mostly civilians were killed, and 253 others were taken back to Gaza as hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
Israel responded to the deadly attack by launching its most intense ever war in Gaza with the aims of destroying Hamas and freeing the hostages.
Source: BBC
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