Israeli military intelligence chief resigns after admitting failure to stop October 7 attack

The Israeli army said in a statement on Monday that the military Intelligence The head of the Directorate on October 7, 2023, Hamas extraordinary attack Resigned after accepting responsibility for failures to stop

According to the French news agency AFP, Major General Aharon Haleiwa is the first high-ranking official to resign for failing to prevent a sudden and unprecedented attack by Hamas.

“It was decided that Maj. Gen. Aharon Haleiwa will step down from his position and retire from the IDF (Army) following the appointment of his successor in an orderly and professional process,” according to the statement.

In his resignation, Haleiwa, who served in the force for 38 years, took responsibility for failing to stop the attack.

In his letter, a copy of which was given to journalists by the army, he wrote that on Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a sudden and deadly attack against Israel.

“The intelligence division under my command did not live up to the task that was assigned to us.

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‘I carry this dark day with me. This terrible pain of fighting every day will always be a part of me.

‘Since that dark day, I have borne his burden constantly, every day and every night. The painful memories of the war will always be with me.’

In his letter, Aharon Haleva called for a ‘full investigation into the factors and circumstances’ that led to the attack.

According to official Israeli statistics, 1170 people were killed as a result of the attack by Hamas.

Since then, Israel has launched an offensive on the Gaza Strip vowing to eliminate Hamas, which the health ministry says has killed 34,097 people, most of them women and children.