The Israeli army chief of workers introduced on Tuesday that he would resign in early March, citing partially the army’s failure whereas beneath his command to guard folks from the Hamas-led assaults on Oct. 7, 2023.
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who assumed the position in early 2023, has led the Israeli army all through 15 months of battle in Gaza, a floor invasion of Lebanon, airstrikes and army operations in Syria, and Iranian ballistic missile assaults.
However the heavy toll of the Hamas assaults — 1,200 useless in Israel and 250 taken hostage to Gaza — had lengthy prompted an expectation in Israel that the nation’s safety chiefs would in the end resign.
In his letter of resignation, Basic Halevi wrote that he “made the choice to resign a very long time in the past.” He stated that the time was “now ripe” for him depart, with the army having rebuilt “Israel’s deterrence and would possibly” and with a cease-fire and hostage-release take care of Hamas in place in Gaza.
“My accountability for the horrible failure accompanies me daily, each hour and can for the remainder of my life,” he wrote.