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The caput of Israel's subject intelligence directorate has resigned, nan Israel Defense Forces said connected Monday.
Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva announced his resignation aft he grounded to forestall Hamas' unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, nan deadliest panic attack successful Israel's history, nan subject said.
"The intelligence directorate nether my bid did not unrecorded up to nan task we were entrusted with. I transportation that achromatic time pinch maine ever since, time aft day, nighttime aft night. I will transportation nan horrible symptom of nan warfare pinch maine forever," Haliva wrote successful his resignation letter, according to a translator by nan Associated Press.
Haliva is nan first elder fig to measurement down aft Hamas terrorists invaded Israel astir six and a half months agone and rampaged done Israeli communities, sidesplitting 1,200 group – mostly civilians – and taking astir 250 hostages backmost into Gaza.
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Haliva is nan first elder fig to measurement down aft Hamas terrorists attacked Israel connected Oct. 7, leaving an estimated 1,200 dormant and much than 200 kidnapped. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The determination to resign was made pinch nan support of Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. The subject main of unit accepted Haliva’s petition to resign and thanked him for his 38 years of service, nan IDF said.
Haliva’s resignation could group nan shape for further fallout from Israel's apical information brass complete Hamas' attack, which triggered a warfare successful Gaza betwixt nan Jewish authorities and Hamas. The warfare will transverse its 200th time this week.
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Shortly aft nan warfare was initiated, Haliva said publically that he shouldered blasted arsenic nan caput of nan subject section for not preventing nan assault.
Haliva’s resignation could group nan shape for further fallout from Israel's apical information officials successful nan aftermath of nan Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Other subject and information leaders are besides reportedly expected to resign successful consequence to intelligence failures that did not drawback nan impending Oct. 7 attack.
The timing of these resignations, however, has been unclear arsenic Israel remains successful a warfare pinch Hamas, while battling nan militant group Hezbollah successful Lebanon and Syria.
Tensions successful nan region stay precocious aft Israel traded nonstop attacks pinch Iran past week, starring immoderate subject experts to opportunity Israeli resignations are irresponsible while nan subject is fighting connected aggregate fronts, according to nan Associated Press.
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Tensions successful nan region stay precocious and further resignations astatine this clip could beryllium irresponsible aliases reckless, immoderate subject experts told nan Associated Press. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not among those expected to resign and has indicated that he will not measurement down, contempt increasing protests.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
