On Monday, Israel’s Military Intelligence Chief, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva resigned over failure to prevent Hamas’ October 7 attacks. Haliva becomes the first senior official to step down amid criticism of Israeli abilities to predict or respond to the terrorist organization’s plot and signals a larger trend that more top officials’ resignations may follow.
The attacks marked the start of the war in Gaza with Israeli Defense Forces combatting Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist organization.
In his resignation letter, provided by the Israeli military to the Associated Press, Haliva wrote:
The intelligence directorate under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with. I carry that black day with me ever since, day after day, night after night. I will carry the horrible pain of the war with me forever.
Ten days after the Hamas attacks, Haliva took accountability for…
