Army Chief Says Israel Must Draw Lessons From Oct 7 ‘Failures’
- The Israel Defense Forces concluded investigations into failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack and presented the findings and implementation plans to senior commanders.
- Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said the findings should guide the IDF’s future strategy and acknowledged failures in protecting Israeli civilians.
- Zamir called for expanding the IDF because Israel faces threats on multiple fronts.
- Zamir praised an intelligence officer who warned of a possible Hamas assault and called for stronger critical thinking within the military.
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Chief of Staff General Eyal Zamir wrote in the daily order issued to the Israeli army on the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack that "the Israeli army failed in its primary mission, to protect the citizens of Israel," Ynet reported on Monday.
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The Frontier PostArmy chief says Israel must draw lessons from Oct 7 ‘failures’
JERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the military must draw lessons from the “failures” of the response to the October 7, 2023 attack, according to an army statement. “On October 7th, the IDF (Israeli military) failed severely, but the IDF got back on its feet,” Zamir said ahead of the anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. “Today, we conclude the investigations into the failures of October 7th, with an …
"On 7 October, the IDF suffered a resounding failure, but the IDF recovered and demonstrated exceptional determination, leading to an historic and unprecedented victory on several fronts," said Eyal Zamir.
The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army said on Sunday that he wanted to learn from the "failure" of October 7, according to a military statement quoting his words. ...
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