The head of Israeli military intelligence on Monday announced his resignation more than six months after the massive intelligence failure preceding Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
Why it matters: Major General Aharon Haliva is the first senior Israeli Defense Forces officer and high-level government official to resign as a result of its failure to prevent Hamas’ attack, which killed more than 1,200 Israelis and led to another 240 being taken hostage.
Haliva’s resignation is expected to expedite the resignations of other senior officials in the IDF, as well as the Shin Bet security agency and the political echelon.
What they’re saying: In his resignation letter delivered to IDF chief of staff Gen. Herzi Halevi on Monday, Haliva wrote that the military intelligence branch under his command didn’t fulfill its mission.
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