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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Israel’s top general resigns, citing ‘terrible’ 7 October security failures

Herzi Halevi listening to an officer
Herzi Halevi (right) listening to an officer in November 2023. His resignation will take effect on 6 March. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Reuters

Israel’s top general has resigned, citing the “terrible failure” of security and intelligence related to Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza.

Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), is the most senior Israeli figure to resign over the security breakdown when thousands of Hamas-led militants carried out a land, sea and air assault into southern Israel, rampaging through army bases and nearby communities for hours.

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