Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu oversaw the swearing-in ceremony of the new military chief of staff, reiterating the determination to achieve "total victory" against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups. (Pics/AFP)
Updated on : 05 March,2025 08:46 PM IST | Compiled by : ronak mastakar
Lt Gen Eyal Zamir will replace Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, who resigned in part over the army's failures during the October 7, 2023 Hamas' attack on southern Israel that ignited the war in Gaza
"For many years, the IDF has fulfilled its missions. On October 7, the IDF failed," Halevi said at the ceremony. He called on Israel to establish a state commission of inquiry to fully investigate the failures that led to the deadly attack
The Israeli military and Shin Bet have recently released their own inquiries, but Halevi stressed a national commission that includes the political leadership is needed to "get to the root of the problems and enable corrections"
On Tuesday night, Israel's anti-terror General Security Service (GSS) released a document of the important sections from its investigation into the security failures around the October 7th terrorist massacre
The bulk of the investigation includes classified intelligence materials, tools and methods of operation, and therefore there is a restriction on its full disclosure, explained the GSS
The organization explained, however, given the "magnitude of the disaster, we see great importance in reflecting the main findings to the public"
As such it decided to publish parts of the investigation in a way that the organization hopes will provide "as balanced and complete a picture as possible, without compromising matters that must be kept secret for reasons of national security"
Israeli security forces demolished the Hebron homes of two terrorists who killed seven people in an October shooting and stabbing spree, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday
Ahmed Himouni and Mohammad Mesek killed seven and injured 15 in an October attack on Jaffa's light rail
