The head of ‘Israeli’ military intelligence resigns

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced today, Monday, the resignation of the chief of the “Israeli” Army Military Intelligence Service, after admitting his responsibility for the failures during “Operation Aqsa Typhoon”, which was carried out on October 1 by the military wing of Hamas. 7, 2023.

“Major General Aharon Haliva has requested to resign from his position in coordination with the Chief of Army Staff, due to his leadership responsibility as Chief of the Intelligence Branch for the events of October 7,” the IOF said in a statement.

Haliva is the first senior official to resign from his position in the aftermath of Hamas’s surprise operation.

He will leave his post when a successor is appointed in an “organized and professional manner,” the statement said.

Haliva acknowledged in his resignation letter that he had failed to prevent the unprecedented attack on “Israel.”

“On Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a sudden and deadly attack on the State of Israel… The intelligence under my leadership did not rise to the level of the mission entrusted to us,” his letter said.

“Since then I have carried that black day with me, every day, every night. I will bear the terrible pain of war forever.”

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