Israel’s military chief of workers introduced on Tuesday that he would resign in early March, citing partly the military’s failure whereas underneath his command to guard folks from assaults led by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who took over the function in early 2023, led Israel’s navy by way of the 15-month struggle in Gaza, a floor invasion in Lebanon, airstrikes and navy operations in Syria and Iranian ballistic missile assaults.
However the sheer toll of the Hamas assaults — 1,200 killed in Israel and 250 taken hostage in Gaza — had lengthy fueled expectations in Israel that the nation’s safety chiefs would ultimately resign.
In his resignation letter, Basic Halevi wrote that he “made the choice to resign a very long time in the past.” He stated the time was “ripe” for him to depart as a result of the military had restored “Israel’s deterrence and would possibly” and had a ceasefire and hostage-free settlement with Hamas in Gaza.
“My duty for the horrible failure accompanies me on daily basis, each hour, and can accompany me for the remainder of my life,” he wrote.
