Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said he plans to resign in March, in the highest-level departure to date of a military or security official over the Hamas-led attacks in 2023.

Benjamin Netanyahu's government has resisted calls to open a state inquiry into its responsibility for the breach that resulted in 1,200 Israelis killed and about 250 hostages taken.

Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has said he will resign in March over the failure to prevent the October 7 attack.