Published January 21,2025
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The head of Israel’s navy, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his duty for its “failure” in the course of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas’s assault on October 7, 2023.
In his resignation letter, launched by the military, Halevi mentioned he was leaving “due to my acknowledgement of responsibility for the (military’s) failure on October 7”.
He mentioned he was leaving at a time of “significant successes” for the navy, although he additionally mentioned that “not all” of Israel’s warfare objectives had been met.
“The objectives of the war have not all been achieved. The army will continue to fight to further dismantle Hamas and its governing capabilities, ensure the return of the hostages”, and allow Israelis displaced by militant assaults to return dwelling, he mentioned.
Israeli opposition chief Yair Lapid praised Halevi for stepping down and known as on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to observe swimsuit.
“Now, it is time for them to take responsibility and resign — the prime minister and his entire catastrophic government.”
Major General Yaron Finkelman, the top of Israel’s southern navy command, which is chargeable for Gaza, additionally resigned.
The pair’s resignation comes days right into a ceasefire with Hamas that delivered to a halt 15 months of warfare sparked by the deadliest assault in Israel’s historical past.
Halevi requested to depart his position on March 6, saying “until then, I will complete the inquiries into the events of October 7 and strengthen the (military’s) readiness”.
On October 7, 2023 1000’s of Palestinian fighters stormed into southern Israel from Gaza.
Their assault resulted within the deaths of 1,210 folks, principally civilians, in line with an AFP tally of official Israeli figures.
They additionally took 251 hostages into Gaza, together with ladies, kids and aged folks.
Gaza was closely surveilled on the time of the assault and surrounded by a high-tech border fence full with sensors and remote-operated machine weapons.
The fighters had been ready, regardless of Israel’s state-of-the-art defences, to storm a significant navy base in addition to residential communities throughout the south and a music pageant, the place they dedicated atrocities.
It took the navy three days to fully clear the Hamas fighters from Israeli territory.
Source: www.anews.com.tr