The top of Israel’s army intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented October 7 assault, the army stated, turning into the primary senior determine to step down over his position within the deadliest assault in Israel’s historical past.
Main Common Aharon Haliva’s resignation units the stage for what’s anticipated to be extra fallout from Israel’s high safety brass over Hamas’ assault, when militants blasted by Israel’s border defences, rampaged by Israeli communities unchallenged for hours and killed 1,200 individuals, largely civilians whereas taking roughly 250 hostages into Gaza. That assault set off the warfare in opposition to Hamas in Gaza, now in its seventh month.
Haliva had publically shouldered the blame
The army stated in a press release that Haliva had requested to finish his service “following his management accountability.” Shortly after the warfare, Haliva had publicly stated that he shouldered the blame for not stopping the assault as the top of the army division chargeable for offering the federal government and the army with intelligence warnings and every day alerts.
The army stated within the assertion that the army chief of employees accepted Haliva’s request to resign and thanked him for his service.
Flurry of resignations awaited
Haliva, in addition to different army and safety leaders, have been extensively anticipated to resign in response to the obvious failures that led as much as October 7 and those who made it such a devastating assault. However the timing of the resignations is unclear, as a result of Israel remains to be combating Hamas in Gaza and battling the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah within the north. Tensions with Iran are additionally at a excessive following assaults between the 2 enemies.
Whereas Haliva and others have accepted blame for failing to cease the assault, others have stopped quick, most notably Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has stated he’ll reply robust questions on his position however has not outright acknowledged any accountability for permitting the assault to unfold.
(With inputs from company)
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