Major General Aharon Haliva said the failures of October 7 would haunt him for the rest of his life.
The outgoing head of Israeli military intelligence says responsibility for the intelligence breakdowns that allowed Hamas to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on October 7 and sparked Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza rests with him.
Speaking alongside with his successor, Haliva said the bitter memories of that day weighed on his conscience “day and night and will do so for the rest of my days”.Twitter In the early hours of October 7, following an intense rocket barrage, thousands of fighters from Hamas and other groups broke through cross-border security barriers from the Gaza Strip, surprising Israeli forces and rampaging through communities in southern Israel.Credit:Hamas-led militants killed some 1200 people and kidnapped 250 others. The army has come under heavy criticism in Israel for its failure to predict the attack and its slow response on the day.
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