In his final speech as the chief of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva said he accepted responsibility for his role in the failure to warn about the October 7 Hamas attack. Nearly 1,200 people were killed during the rampage, including some by Israeli forces.
Haliva, who gave his resignation letter in April, handed command of the intel directorate to Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder. “On that Saturday we did not fulfill the most important mission which we are tasked with, providing a warning for war,” Haliva stated during the transition proceedings. “The responsibility for the failures of the Military Intelligence Directorate is on me.”
The Hamas attack on southern Israel lasted for over 24 hours. During that period, Hamas killed hundreds of Israeli soldiers and civilians, and over 200 others were taken hostage in Gaza. Additionally, Israeli forces killed a number of their own civilians and soldiers attempting to prevent Hamas from taking them back to the Strip.
Since October 7, Israeli leaders have largely worked to squash any potential investigation, arguing it is not responsible while the country is still at war in Gaza. Haliva also called for establishing a state commission of inquiry into “all aspects that led to war, so that what happened to us will not happen ever again.”
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Libertarian Institute
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...These reports, as well as the ease with which Hamas fighters breached the Gaza border fence and the slow response of the air force and army, have led some Israelis to speculate that Netanyahu and others in Israeli intelligence and the military welcomed a Hamas attack.
While the vast majority of Israelis blamed Netanyahu for the attack, Netanyahu refused to take any responsibility, instead placing all blame on others.
Axios reported in early November that "Netanyahu is the only senior Israeli official who hasn't admitted any fault — a strategy that is sparking a fierce public backlash and sending the prime minister's already tenuous support into free fall."
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