Yehoshua emphasized that the nearly 500-day delay following the October 7 events severely damaged both internal trust within the army’s senior leadership and public confidence. He stated that the Zionist public still lacks a full understanding of the catastrophic failures of that night and the following day.

Isreal Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday in a stunning announcement as he blamed himself for failures in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

The move was followed by the resignation of Major General Yaron Finkelman, the head of Israel’s Southern Command.

Eyal Zamir, a former deputy IDF chief who came in second place to Halevi during the last race for IDF chief, is Netanyahu's favored candidate.

The Chief of Israel’s Defense Forces, Herzi Halevi, announced he will resign, taking responsibility for the security failure during the deadly Hamas attack on October 7. He promised to finish the IDF’s investigations and improve security readiness before stepping down on March 6.

This decision was made long ago. Now, with the IDF holding the upper hand in all theaters of combat and with another hostage return agreement underway, the time has come' The post IDF chief Halevi’s resignation letter: Oct.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi has offered his resignation. He sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday, 21 January 2025 announcing that he would resign on March 6 after a term of two years and two months.

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Following the announcement of IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi's resignation, the families of the October 7 victims called it an "excellent start" and said that other high-level military personnel and politicians should follow suit.

In a statement, Halevi says he is leaving the military after “recognizing my responsibility for the failure of the IDF on October 7, and at the point in time in which the IDF has recorded significant achievements,

ALBAWABA- Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has announced his resignation, effective March 6, citing the army's failure to fulfill its mission on Octo