"Despite mounting public pressure, the government is yet to open a national inquiry into the attack, which led to the devastating Gaza war. The Israeli military has dismissed several senior officers and censured others over the failure to prevent the Hamas-led attack in October 2023. The list of generals formally fired on Monday included those in charge of military intelligence, operations, and the southern command, which is responsible for Gaza."
"The military had announced in a statement on Sunday that a number of officers were to be released from reserve duty and would no longer serve in the military. The IDF [Israeli army] failed in its primary mission on October 7th to protect the civilians of the State of Israel, military chief of staff Eyal Zamir said. This is a severe, resounding, systemic failure, he continued. The lessons of that day are numerous and significant, and they must serve as our compass for the future."
Several senior Israeli military officers were formally dismissed and others censured over failures to prevent the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the Gaza war. The dismissed included former heads of the intelligence directorate, operations directorate, and the southern command; some had already resigned from active service but remained in reserve. Some officers were released from reserve duty, others received formal reprimands, and at least one ended service or resigned. Military chief of staff Eyal Zamir described the events as a severe systemic failure and called the lessons numerous and significant. The government has not opened a national inquiry.
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