Israeli Army Intel Chief Resigns Over ‘Failure to Prevent’ 7 Oct

Several reports have emerged in recent months indicating that Israel ignored crucial intelligence ahead of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

The head of Israel’s Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva, announced his intention to resign on 22 April over his responsibility for the failure to prevent Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on 7 October.

“The Military Intelligence Directorate, under my command, failed to warn of the terror attack carried out by Hamas,” Haliva said. “We failed in our most important mission, and as the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, I bear full responsibility for the failure … I carry that black day with me ever since, day after day, night after night.”

“Major General Aharon Haliva will terminate his duties and retire from the IDF after a replacement is appointed in an orderly and professional process,” the Israeli army said in a statement.

Haliva was vacationing in the port city of Eilat on 7 October. At 3:00 AM that morning, he was warned about “certain signs coming from Gaza” that an attack was imminent but he did not take part in army consultations and was unavailable for phone calls, according to Hebrew media.

The military intelligence chief reportedly said that had he been available, he would have concluded that Hamas was performing a drill and that the issue could have waited until the next day. “It wouldn’t have changed the final result in any way,” Israeli media quoted him as saying.

Haliva is the first senior official to resign over his role in failing to stop the operation.

Several reports have surfaced in recent months that say Israel neglected crucial intelligence that could have prevented Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

In late December, Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israel’s Shin Bet security service received crucial intelligence that could have prevented the attack. According to the report, Shin Bet head Ronen Bar was present at the agency headquarters in Tel Aviv the night before Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

“The head of the Shin Bet rushed to the organization's headquarters in Tel Aviv following signs from the Gaza Strip about something happening, and held consultations throughout the night,” the report added.

According to another Israeli media report cited by Yedioth Ahronoth, the Shin Bet had received information from one of its undercover agents inside the Gaza Strip months before the attack saying that Hamas was planning something “major the week after Yom Kippur."

The information “was not marked as significant"...

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