Israel’s military chief has announced the ouster of several top military officials and reprimand of others over the failures leading to the operation by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on October 7, 2023.
In a statement on Sunday, the military said a number of military officers have been notified that they will be released from reserve duty and will no longer be part of the armed forces.
It added that some officers received formal reprimands, while one was informed that their service would be terminated. Additionally, another officer submitted their resignation.
Those notified of their release from reserve duty included the former heads of the intelligence directorate, operations directorate, and southern command that oversaw the Gaza war. These generals had earlier resigned from active duty but continued to serve in a reserve capacity.
Israel’s military chief of staff Eyal Zamir said the Israeli regime “failed in its primary mission on October 7” to protect Israelis, adding, “This is a severe, resounding, systemic failure, relating to decisions and conduct on the eve of the event and during it.”
He emphasized that “the lessons of that day are numerous and significant, and they must serve as our compass for the future” to lead the occupation forces.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration has defied calls for an investigation into the regime’s failures in the face of the Hamas operation on October 7, 2023.
On Saturday night, thousands of demonstrators, along with opposition leaders, gathered in Tel Aviv to call for the establishment of a commission of inquiry.
Israel has launched a genocidal war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian resistance fighters waged the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against the Zionist entity in response to the regime’s decades-long campaign of bloodletting and devastation against Palestinians.
According to Israeli tallies, the assault by Hamas and other Palestinian resistance movements killed around 1,200 Israelis, while some 250 others were taken captive.
Under a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, which took effect on October 10, the occupying regime is required to immediately halt its genocidal war on Gaza and allow the entry of aid and food into the besieged territory in exchange for the return of its captives.
However, the Gaza Government Media Office said in a statement on Saturday that the Israeli military has violated the Gaza ceasefire agreement at least 497 times in 44 days, killing 342 Palestinian civilians and injuring 875 more, with the majority of the victims being children, women, and the elderly.
