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The head of Israel’s military intelligence is resigning after failing to prevent the October 7 attack

The war in Gaza has been going on for six months (AP)

TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press

The head of Israel’s military intelligence resigned Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said. This makes him the first senior figure to resign for his role in the deadliest attack in Israel’s history.

Major General Aharon Haliva’s resignation sets the stage for what is expected to be further fallout from Israel’s top security force over the Hamas attack, when militants burst through Israeli border defenses, rampaging through Israeli communities unchallenged for hours and killing 1,200 people. most citizens. while taking about 250 hostages to Gaza.