Yated's Security Team Prevented Oct. 7 Casualties, Despite Military Failure, IDF Probe Finds
Local armed security and civilians, including a mother, stopped a massacre during the Hamas attack as the Israel Defense Forces delayed their response by about 18 hours.
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Probe finds IDF failed to protect Moshav Yated on Oct. 7 as security squad outnumbered
After the Gaza border community's security chief arrested a terrorist near the fence, the IDF brigade commander managed to establish contact with the Air Force control tower and requested support, but a combat helicopter did not arrive until 40 minutes later
IDF: Security squad, local mom, saved moshav from massacre
Even after the IDF withdrew, residents found terrorists still surrendering inside the moshav. By World Israel News Staff Members of the local security squad in Moshav Yated saved their community from invading Hamas terrorists on October 7, as the IDF lagged in its response, according to findings from an army probe published Wednesday morning. No residents of the Gaza-adjacent agricultural community were murdered in the massacre. The army credite…
Yated's security team prevented Oct. 7 casualties, despite military failure, IDF probe finds
Yated's security team heroically stopped terrorists from massacring civilians on October 7, defying command failures and saving lives, the Israeli military's investigation into the events found.
Moshav Yated battled terrorists on October 7 and saved itself
Probe of battle in the southern moshav points to the heroism of the alert squad and the residents, who acted quickly and arrested terrorists who had infiltrated the moshav; Outside, on Highway 232, IDF forces led by the Paran Brigade repelled dozens who were on their way
The operational investigation into the battle in Moshav Yated on October 7: The IDF failed to defend Moshav Yated. However, the fighters of the readiness squad and other residents acted with impressive speed and responsibility, striving to make contact, neutralize and arrest the terrorists - and prevented a widespread attack.
The military investigation states that on the morning of October 7, the IDF failed to fulfill its mission of protecting the settlements of the western Negev. The readiness squad in the battalion, the civilians and the emergency team arrested the terrorists and prevented harm to the residents. 11 terrorists participated in the attack - 10 surrendered and were arrested.
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